The
following
student-artists
from
Prince
William
County
Public
Schools
(PWCS)
are
winners
and
those
featured
in
the
18th
Off
the
Wall
art
exhibit
and
competition
sponsored
by
Lockheed
Martin
and
hosted
by
the
ARTfactory
in
Manassas.
This
competition
encourages
student
expression
and
creativity
in
a
professional
setting.
PWCS
high
school
students
shared
their
talents
in
the
areas
of
visual
art,
poetry,
wearable
art*,
and
a
STEAM-influenced
category:
art
and
technology.
Each
category
is
judged
by
a
professional
in
that
field.
*This
year,
judging
for
the
Wearable
Art
category
will
take
place
on
a
separate
date
at
the
gallery.
The
first-place
design
will
be
announced
by
the
end
of
January.
Congratulations
to
the
PWCS
students
who
placed
in
this
year's
Off
the
Wall
art
exhibit:
Category
-
Visual
Arts:
-
First
place:
Michelle
Nguyen,
"Still,
the
Lotus
Blooms,"
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School
-
Second
place:
Franz
Villarroel,
"Hands!"
Gainesville
High
School
-
Third
place:
Gabriela
Molina
Otaiza,
"Peony,"
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School
Category
-
Art
&
Technology
(3D
prints
and
digital
designs):
-
First
place:
Reagan
Hull,
"Storybook
Dragon,"
Forest
Park
High
School
Category
-
Poetry:
-
First
place:
Luna
Holst,
"When
Poets
Create,"
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School
-
Second
place:
Phoenix
Mingo,
"A
One
and
For
Sea,
Me,"
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School
-
Third
place:
Mia
Fernandez,
"River
of
Thought,"
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School
-
Honorable
mention:
Aidan
Sadler,
"Only
Everything,"
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School
The
exhibit
included
all
those
who
were
chosen
to
compete
and
display
their
work
at
this
event.
Congratulations
to
these
PWCS
participants:
Emily
Spittle,
Brentsville
District
High
School,
11th
grade
Isabel
Kinney,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
11th
grade
Abigail
Dixon,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
11th
grade
Lizzy
Pighini,
Patriot
High
School,
12th
grade
Alyssa
Balangue,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
12th
grade
Reagan
Hull,
Forest
Park,
11th
grade
Nessa
Sims,
Osbourn
Park,
11th
grade
Madeline
Knight,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
11th
grade
Maggie
Horan,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
11th
grade
Neda
Akgun,
Gainesville,
11th
grade
Tram-Anh
Truong,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
11th
grade
Gabriela
Molina
Otaiza,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
10th
grade
Cam
Franklin,
Osbourn
Park,
12th
grade
Julia
Parker,
Woodbridge,
12th
grade
Lilly
Divack,
Colgan,
12th
grade
Elle
Hering,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
11th
grade
Melate
Taye,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
11th
grade
Chloe
Small
Johnson,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
11th
grade
Andorai
Frising,
Gainesville,
11th
grade
Christiana
Singson,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
11th
grade
Jessica
Martinez,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
12th
grade
Janya
Choudhary,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
11th
grade
Sophie
Monseur,
Osbourn
Park,
11th
grade
Tim
Bui,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
11th
grade
Amarah
Perkins,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
12th
grade
Jai
Park,
Gainesville,
10th
grade
Lauren
Daszynski,
Forest
Park,
ninth
grade
Michele
Nguyen,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
12th
grade
Luna
Holst,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
12th
grade
Ariana
Fernandez,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
12th
grade
Franz
Villarroel,
Gainesville,
11th
grade
Hui
Shan
Yang,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
11th
grade
Ricky
Kaewmek,
Gainesville,
ninth
grade
Grace
Seidl,
Gainesville,
ninth
grade
Emmanuel
Musngi,
Gainesville,
11th
grade
Emily
Lowther,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
12th
grade