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