Ten CCSD Students Honored for Outstanding Artwork

Ten Cherokee County School District students recently were honored for their outstanding artwork!

The students were selected by local arts businesses and organizations to receive prizes in recognition of their exceptional entries into the CCSD Festival of the Arts held this spring in downtown Woodstock.  Congratulations to the winners and their art teachers, thank you to the prize sponsors, and thank you to our School Board for its support of the arts!

Congratulations to our winners (grade level is 2024-25):

• Sofia Delgado-Pedraza, Grade 11, Sequoyah HS, teacher Emma Mitchell, Woodstock Arts $200 scholarship for art classes

• AJ Harrington, Grade 4, Knox ES STEM Academy, teacher Annalysa Kimball, Woodstock Arts $150 scholarship for art classes

• Sophia Hodges, Grade 2, Sixes ES, teacher Katie Carder, Paper, Scissors, Cake six-week art class

• Dominic Judd, Grade 6, Mill Creek, teacher Susanne O'Brien, Paper, Scissors, Cake six-week art class

• Tybee Mitchell, Grade 11, River Ridge HS, teacher Chris Akins, Local Artist Showcase opportunity from Woodstock Arts

• Elle Moritz, Grade 5, Hickory Flat ES, teacher Erika Graves, Menagerie on Main, $100 gift card for art classes 

• Mia Reyes, Grade 9, Cherokee HS, teacher Megin Roebuck, Menagerie on Main, $100 gift card for art classes 

• Aislyn Smith, Grade 3, Mountain Road ES, teacher Maria Ahmed, Paper, Scissors, Cake six-week art class

• Olivia Vanderpool, Grade 8, E.T. Booth MS, teacher Susan Jones, Woodstock Arts $150 scholarship for art classes

• Sienna Wood, Grade 8, Dean Rusk MS, teacher Connie Strickland, Menagerie on Main, $100 gift card for art classes

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