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​â¶Ä‹â€‹SAN JOSE, CA – Every year, the º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Office of Education (SCCOE) invites public and charter school students in grades TK-12 to highlight their talents and participate in the Young Artists Showcase and New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) High School Art Competition.

The 2018 winners are:

Kindergarten:

• Jayden Leaokittikul - The City (Bagby Elementary, Cambrian School District)
• Jaron Li - The Doctor Seuss Gunky Monster (Forest Hill Elementary, Campbell Union School District)

1^st Grade:

• Silas McBee - Friend from Different Universe (Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary School, Cupertino School District)
• Cris Chai - Stormy Night (Bullis Charter School, County Authorized Charter School)

2^nd Grade:

• Julia Okuneva - The Moon Light (Bullis Charter School, County Authorized Charter School)

3^rd Grade:

• Katelyn Hong - Goodbye My Love! (Blue Hills Elementary School, Cupertino School District)
• Soyoung Jee - Trees at Sunset (Forest Hill Elementary, Campbell Union School District)
• Audrey Yee - American Pika Searching for Food (Bullis Charter School, â€‹County Authorized Charter School​)

4^th Grade:

• Lucy Zhang - Fireworks from my Heart (Blossom Hill Elementary School, Los Gatos Union School District)
• Varsitaa Srinivasan - Friendship (Sutter Elementary School, Santa Clara Unified School District)
• Eva Hernandez - The Streets of a City (Forest Hill Elementary, Campbell Union School District)

5^th Grade:

• Zoey Lim - Ballet (Meyerholz-Cupertino Language Immersion Program, Cupertino Union School District)
• Nishanth Joshi - One with the Universe (Lincoln Elementary, Cupertino Union School District)

6^th Grade:

• JungMin (Vandy) Choi - Autumn Path (Union Middle School, Union School District)
• Tara Duffy - Under the Sea (Union Middle School, Union School District)

7^th Grade:

• Suzy Kim - Untitled (Union Middle School, Union School District)
• Carina Yee - The Earth (Redwood Middle School, Saratoga Union School District)

8^th Grade:

• Joanne Wu - The Busy Streets of Puerto Vallarta (Sierramont Middle School, Berryessa Union School District
• Thu Ho - New (Sylvandale Middle School, Franklin-McKinley School District)

High School (via NUMU ArtNow):

• Aubriana Drew-Davis - Little Sister (Christopher High School, Gilroy Unified School District)
• Britney Fan - Bittersweet (Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto Unified School District)
• Valeska Nava - Underwater (Cupertino High School, Fremont Union High School District)
• Alyanna Posadas - Alternate Viewpoints (Cupertino High School, Fremont Union High School District)
• Serena Pu - Eye of the Storm (Pioneer High School, San Jose Unified School District)
• Runru Shen - Reflection (Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto Unified School District)
• Ally Spray - Surrounding (Mountain View High School, Mountain View-Los Altos Union HS District)
• Akshay Thakur - The Looking-Glass Self (Prospect High School, Campbell Union High School District)
• Andrew Zepeda - Berries (Christopher High School, Gilroy Unified School District)

"I am impressed and emotionally moved by the artistry shown by the talented students in º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø. Thank you to the parents, teachers, principals, and leaders who encourage our students to pursue their goals." Jeannine Flores, Visual and Performing Arts Coordinators for the SCCOE.

This annual competition invites Pre-Kindergarten through eighth-grade teachers to submit 2D, 3D or 4D student artwork to become part of the SCCOE permanent collection. All high school students submitted their work via the Museums of Los Gatos High School Art Contest.

The Young Artist Showcase Gallery within the SCCOE is the largest collection of adjudicated student artwork in California with over 900 pieces.

Students have the choice of having their original work added to the permanent collection or a facsimile. Included in the collection are paintings, drawings, watercolors, photographs, sculptures and multi-media works. The Young Artist Showcase Gallery is open to the public during business hours. A total of 28 pieces will be added to the collection in 2018.

The winning entries will be unveiled at the Young Artist Showcase Celebration. The gala event for the winners and their schools and families will be held on Tuesday, May 22 at 4:30 p.m. at the SCCOE, 1290 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose 95131.

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