High school students compete in VASE

New Caney High School students competed for the first time at the Visual Arts Scholastic Event at Bryan High School.


By ROYCELYN BASTIAN
Updated: 02.19.09

Nine New Caney High School students flexed their art utensils and competed in the Visual Art Scholastic Event at Bryan High School.

“This was the students’ first time to compete and they did an awesome job,” said LaShawna Rhoden, fine arts teacher at New Caney Ninth Grade Campus. “We are all very proud of them.”

The nine students, Whitney Marceaux, Jordyn Robinson, Meredith Harrison, Joseph Campos, Chelsey Voegeli, Nancy Guttierez, Ashley Bynum, Lynde Haddock and Nitzia Espino, received high scores on a scale of one to four. The pieces that scored a four were scored again with the artists receiving an opportunity to go to state. Out of the group, Marceaux, a senior, advanced to the state competition that will be held April 17-18 at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

“The students began working on their art they submitted in the competition in November. They submitted one to two pieces, filled out a written critique about the piece and then were interviewed by the judges,” Rhoden said. “Now that they know what to expect next year, look out.”

VASE, sponsored by the Texas Art Education Association, allowed high school students in grades nine through 12 to bring their artworks and submit them to a regional competition. There, the pieces were judged by a certified juror based on the standard based rubric and the students’ understanding of the art process.

To compete in VASE, students have to be enrolled in an art class and have a sponsor or teacher who is in good standings and member of the Texas Art Education Association.