Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville is announcing the winners of the 26th annual Marshall County Student Art Show competition which is on display at the complex through April 22. The exhibit features artwork by middle through senior high school students in grades six - 12. A list of the winners is attached. 
Students from Cameron Junior/Senior High School, John Marshall High School, Moundsville Middle School and Sherrard Middle School are included in the show. Cameron High School was instrumental in behind-the-scenes work for the exhibit and members of the school’s Art Club set up the show, created the exhibit guide and typed up lists of show participants and winners. Vickie Jenree, an art teacher at Cameron High School, coordinated the show and serves as advisor of the Cameron High School Art Club.
Prizes for the competition include $50 saving bonds. Partial funding for the awards was provided by Sherrard Middle School’s Faculty Senate.
Grave Creek’s support of the Marshall County Student Art Show is a long-standing tradition that has grown from one school submitting work to a large show with most junior and senior high schools in the county participating. The exhibition has helped area students compete for and win scholarships.
Grave Creek Mound has set up an activity table for the duration of the exhibition where budding artists can decorate butterflies to use as magnets.
For more information about the exhibition, or other events at the complex, contact Andrea Keller, cultural program coordinator for the complex, at (304) 843-4128, ext. 202, or e-mail her at [email protected].
Operated by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex features one of the largest and most famous burial mounds built by the prehistoric Adena people. A massive undertaking, construction of the mound took place in successive stages from about 250-150 B.C., and required the movement of more than 60,000 tons of earth. Exhibits and displays in the complex’s museum interpret what is known about the lives of these prehistoric people and the construction of the mound. The Archaeological Complex is located at 801 Jefferson Ave., in Moundsville. Contact the museum for information regarding group registration and detailed driving directions. The museum is free and open to the public Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Access to the mound closes 30 minutes before the museum. 
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts, brings together the state’s past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. Its administrative offices are located at the Cultural Center in the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, which also houses the state archives and state museum. The Cultural Center is West Virginia’s official showcase for the arts. The agency also operates a network of museums and historic sites across the state. For more information about the Division’s programs, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
 
Marshall County Student Art Show Competition Winners
 
Middle School Level
 
Best of Show     
           Ashley Cole, Sherrard Middle School
People’s Choice    
       Ashley Cole, Sherrard Middle School
 
Painting            
1st   
                             Aubrey Parsons, Sherrard Middle School
2nd  
                              Justin Richeros, Sherrard Middle School
3rd   
                             Hladini Lorence,  Sherrard Middle School
4th    
                            Dalton Huff, Sherrard Middle School
5th    
                            Hadley Clutter, Sherrard Middle School
 
3-D
1st   
                             Jenny Hull, Sherrard Middle School
2nd    
                            Hannah Robinson, Sherrard Middle School
3rd  
                              Levi Knight, Sherrard Middle School
4th   
                             Kolby Games, Sherrard Middle School
 
Miscellaneous
1st  
                              Paige Palmer, Sherrard Middle School
2nd  
                              Laci Bonnette, Sherrard Middle School
3rd   
                             Thunder Storch, Sherrard Middle School
4th    
                            Aaron Mull, Sherrard Middle School
5th    
                            Danesha Basette, Sherrard Middle School
 
Senior High School Level
 
Best of Show    
            Amanda Klug, Cameron High School
People’s Choice     
      Amanda Klug, Cameron High School
 
Painting                        
1st    
                            Larrisa Zorn, John Marshall High School
2nd 
                               Lacey Wise, Cameron High School
3rd 
                               Carrington Adams, Cameron High School
4th  
                              Matthew Hand, Cameron High School
5th   
                             Lacey Wise, Cameron High School
 
Watercolor
1st 
                               Tori Padlow, John Marshall High School
2nd   
                             Erica Taylor, John Marshall High School
3rd   
                             Larissa Zorn, John Marshall High School
4th  
                              Brittany Soles, John Marshall High School
5th   
                             Mariha Cunningham, Cameron High School
 
3-D
1st  
                              Tori Padlow, John Marshall High School
2nd  
                              Curt Grzeszczak, John Marshall High School
3rd  
                              Maryanne Aston, Cameron High School
4th 
                               Latasha Shillman, John Marshall High School
5th  
                              Brittini Wilson, John Marshall High School
 
Pastel
1st  
                              Amanda Klug, Cameron High School
2nd 
                               Ihoty Schuster, Cameron High School
3rd  
                              Maryanne Aston, Cameron High School
4th  
                              Maryanne Aston, Cameron High School
5th 
                               Toni Doman Cameron High School, 
 
Drawing
1st  
                              Heather Allison, Marshall High School
1st  
                              Allen Yoho, Marshall High School, 
2nd  
                              Lacey Wise, Cameron High School
3rd   
                             Maryanne Aston, Cameron High School, 
4th  
                              Megan Wells, John Marshall High School
5th  
                              Corrington Adams, Cameron High School 
 
Miscellaneous
1st 
                               Sam Chambers, John Marshall High School
2nd  
                              Erica Taylor, John Marshall High School
3rd 
                               Amanda Klug,Cameron High School 
4th 
                               December Richards,  Cameron High School
5th 
                               Britini Minor, John Marshall High School
 
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