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STUDENT ARTISTS EARN STATE & CONFERENCE AWARDS AT WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL



West Chicago Community High School students recently earned awards in the arts in both state and conference contests.

On the state level, Bella Wiehle of Carol Stream was the overall winner in the 2021 Illinois Arts Education Week “Art Surrounds Us” poster contest. Wiehle is currently a student in David Exner’s Studio Art class. The contest was open to all Illinois students in grades Pre-k through high school. The contest was sponsored by the Illinois State Board of Education and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in cooperation with the Governor’s Office. View the winning poster below or at https://www.isbe.net/artcontest.

West Chicago Community High School students placing in the Upstate Eight Conference 2021 Virtual Art Show are:

Bella Wiehle

     Bella Wiehle – Mixed Media – 1st Place

     Bella Wiehle – Drawing – 1st Place

     Lucia Rodriguez – Ceramics – 3rd Place

     Melissa Perez - Ceramics– Honorable Mention 

     Bella Wiehle - Painting – Honorable Mention

Other participating students include:

     Alondra Briseno – Digital Photography

     Cielo Cabael-Castro – Painting

     Caitlin Harding – Painting

     Enaya Kazmi – Digital Photography

     Teddy Koskinas – Digital Photography


“Starz” by Bella Wiehle. 1st place in Illinois Arts Education Week poster contest; 1st place in Upstate Eight Conference Virtual Art Show in the Mixed Media category
“bb” by Bella Wiehle. 1st place in Upstate Eight Conference Virtual Art Show in the Drawing category

“Arizona” by Bella Wiehle, Honorable Mention in the Upstate Eight Conference Virtual Art Show in the Painting category.

 



“Untitled” by Lucia Rodriguez, 3rd place in Upstate Eight Conference Virtual Art Show in the Ceramics category.
“Untitled” by Melissa Perez, Honorable Mention in the Upstate Eight Conference Virtual Art Show in the Ceramics category.
 

 

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Community High School District 94 provides an outstanding educational experience for approximately 2100 students in grades nine through twelve at West Chicago Community High School. WCCHS serves the communities of Carol Stream, Warrenville, West Chicago, Wheaton and Winfield. For more information, or to be removed from press release distribution, contact Becky Koltz, coordinator of communications and community relations, at (630) 876-6215.



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