Okaloosa Arts Alliance announces poster contest winners

Ft Walton Bch, Fla. — The Okaloosa Arts Alliance has announced the winners in its 12th annual OAA Okaloosa County School Poster Contest and 2^nd virtual poster contest.

First-place winners are Alyssa Kleiser, 2nd Grade, Bluewater Elementary School, Sarah Hood, 7th Grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School, and Gracie Holland, 9th Grade, Crestview High School.

This year the theme was “Family Time.”

Participating schools included Rocky Bayou Christian School, Crestview High School, Silver Sands School, Meigs Middle School, Lewis Middle School, Bluewater Elementary and Plew Elementary.

Eglin Federal Credit Union generously donated gift cards for all the winners and Fort Walton Beach Sam’s Club additionally covered 2 extra 3^rd place winners.  Each 1st place prize was a $75 gift card, each 2nd place prize was a $50 gift card, and each 3rd place prize was a $25 gift card.

All 142 entries are available online here.

The winners and honorable mentions are as follows:

Elementary (K5-4)

First Place, Alyssa Kleiser, 2nd Grade, Bluewater Elementary School

Second Place, Violet Larson-4th Grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Third Place, Polina Ruprecht, 2nd Grade, Bluewater Elementary School

Honorable Mention: Zoe Baker, 2nd grade, Silver Sands School

Honorable Mention: Iker Galvan, 1st grade, Silver Sands School

Honorable Mention: Joseph Miranda, Kindergarten, Silver Sands School

 

Middle (5-7)

First Place, Sarah Hood, 7^th Grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Second Place, Kenly Martin, Year 7^th Grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Third Place, Anna Hart, 7^th grade, Meigs Middle School

Third Place, Brianna Nutt, 6^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Shawn Gibbons, 6^th grade, Silver Sands School

Honorable Mention: Molly Proulx, 7^th Grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Julianna Thompson, 6^th Grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Kadance Lopez, 7th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Ava Brogden,  6^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Nolan Kirby, 7^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Isabell Saiani, 7^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Peyton Early, 6^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Marisa Spears, 6^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Edyn Taylor, 6^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Zoe Arvanitakis, 6^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Makenzie Betts, 6^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

 

 

High (8-12)

First Place, Gracie Holland, 9^th Grade, Crestview High School

Second Place, Luke Franklin, 8^th Grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Third Place, Penny Ashby, 8t^h Grade, Lewis Middle School

Third Place, Faith Schilling, 9^h Grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Emma Jones, 10th Grade, Crestview High School

Honorable Mention:  Marissa Page, 12^th grade, Silver Sands School

Honorable Mention: Mackenzie Hooks, 11^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Plauche, 10^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Emily Bien, 9^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Dylan Biedomowicz, 9^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Shelby Reeves, 9^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Toya Losinger, 8^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Cera Lunsford, 10^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School