On the heels of a third place win in 2022, Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) students brought home nine awards from a statewide art show last weekend at the 2023 State Visual Arts Competition, claiming the third place overall win again in 2023. The contest took place in Rapid City March 16-18. WSHS students entered 11 projects with eight of the 11 projects placing in the top three.
“I am extremely proud of these kids! They work really hard and put in so many hours on their projects both in and outside of the classroom,” said WSHS Art Instructor Alicia Roesler. “I love seeing their creativity and skill levels increase as they push themselves to strive for and reach new artistic challenges. I am so pleased with how we did as a school, placing 3rd overall as a team against the other B schools.”
Students placed in the following mediums:
• Brock Krueger, 1st place Drawing (Monocromatic)
• Ashlyn Weber, 1st place Functional Ceramics
• Sarah Poncelow, 1st place Painting (Watercolors)
• Haeleigh Mulder, 1st place Painting (Oil & Acrylic)
• Brock Krueger, 2nd place Drawing (Colored)
• Sarah Poncelow, 3rd place Photography
• Jaclyn Jungemann, 3rd place Printmaking
• Sarah Poncelow, 3rd place Crafts
• Wynand Bothma, 5th place Mixed Media
• Other student entries were Max Klein in 3-D Sculpture and Haeleigh Mulder in Traditional Culture Art
