ADDITIONAL EDUCATION BRIEFS AND DETAILS
Winners listed
Winners for Jim Thorpe Association ArtFest 2008:
Elementary School Grades 3 – 5 Division
Best OverallMaribel HernandezLee
Fine Art’s DirectorYahaira Recancoj Eugene Fileds
Hobby Lobby Liliana Plascencea RanchoVillage
1st PlaceBelgica Franco Heronville
2nd PlaceYaqueline Hernandez Madison
3rd PlaceJonathon Martinez Heronville
4th PlaceSierra WestPrairie Queen
5th PlaceAlejandra Dominguez Wheeler
Honorable MentionViridian Zuniga Eugene Fields
Samantha MendozaLee
Rebecca TrevizoLee
Javier MaravillaHeronville
Edwardo GonzalesLee
Kim Lee Buchanan
Diana LaraLee
Stefanie ThomasHayes
Zoey MeigsNichols Hills Nylainah Brewer Nichols Hills
Paulina Olivas-Marquez Coolidge
Jorge GarciaBritton
Marisol Cardoza Capitol Hill
Kippreisha HinesOakridge
Ama StackpoleWilson
Elijah Smith Britton
Celeste CottonBritton
Nanette LeeBritton
Ramon AlFaroLee
Carolyn Turribiartes Cruz John Adams
Middle School Grades 6 -8 Division
Best OverallMaria Mascote Belle Isle
Fine Art’s DirectorFidel Simental Capitol Hill
Hobby LobbyJayd Egner Belle Isle
1st PlaceVianey Robles Adams
2nd PlaceDequez Wells F. D. Moon
3rd PlaceKelly Jane Ompad Taft
4th PlaceYesmin Santillan Wheeler
5th PlaceCindy Vo Belle Isle
Honorable MentionArrowEdgemere Jose Soto Capitol Hill
Kaylee Hood Roosevelt
Deyanira ReyesCapitol Hill Cindy Reyes John Adams Genesis Cardenas Roosevelt
Benjamin BustosTaft
Carlos LopezJohn Adams
High School Grades 9 - 12 Division
Best OverallIvan Caro Southeast
Fine Art’s DirectorArmando Perez Southeast
Hobby LobbyVan Pham Southeast
1st PlaceL. Arely Lozoya Northwest
2nd PlaceAshely McFarthing Douglass
3rd PlaceStephanie Andrade Northeast
4th PlaceJose Velasco Northwest
5th PlaceAzucena Esparza Southeast
Honorable MentionNing Jiang Southeast
Lidia Moctezuma Grant
Lucia Martinez-UlloaSoutheast
Jelani VargasGrant
Michael GarciaNorthwest
Billy Prasasook Northwest
Hector ValdezSoutheast
Juan PerezGrant
Chrystal BeasleyGrant
Preston JulianoGrant
Andrew CartwrightGrant
Scholarship winners announced
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation released the names of $2,500 National Merit scholarship winners.
Thirty-one Oklahomans were selected out of some 15,000 finalists. The winners are:
FIRST NAME / LAST NAME / HOMETOWN / SCHOOLJie / Wang / Ardmore / OklahomaSchool of Science and Mathematics
Erin / Briggs / Bartlesville / BartlesvilleHigh School
Gabrielle / Chen / Edmond / OklahomaSchool of Science and Mathematics
Haoyu / Deng / Edmond / OklahomaSchool of Science and Mathematics
Marlene / Morgan / Edmond / EdmondNorthHigh School
Erin / Watson / Edmond / EdmondNorthHigh School
Kalli / Wolf / Edmond / EdmondSanta FeHigh School
Yijun / Yang / Edmond / OklahomaSchool of Science and Mathematics
Conghua / Ye / Jenks / JenksHigh School
Shannon / Winters / Jones / EdmondSanta FeHigh School
Tyler / Behm / Lawton / MacArthurHigh School
Brooke / Sheppard / Lawton / EisenhowerHigh School
Lauren / Mathias / Midwest City / OklahomaSchool of Science and Mathematics
Peter / Clark / Norman / CasadySchool
Sarah / Colijn / Norman / NormanHigh School
Gaurav / Ghosh / Norman / NormanNorthHigh School
Emily / Houser / Norman / NormanHigh School
Chantal / Taylor / Norman / NormanNorthHigh School
Brendan / Hill / Oklahoma City / PutnamCityNorthHigh School
Jennifer / Keller / Oklahoma City / WestmooreHigh School
Jennifer / Melot / Oklahoma City / OklahomaSchool of Science and Mathematics
My-Lien / Nguyen / Oklahoma City / WestmooreHigh School
Abby / Stickler / Oklahoma City / OklahomaSchool of Science and Mathematics
Adam / Lewis / Ponca City / Ponca CityHigh School
Yang / Jiang / Stillwater / OklahomaSchool of Science and Mathematics
William / Chyan / Tulsa / Booker T. Washington High School
Carl / Engle-Laird / Tulsa / Booker T. Washington High School
Jessica / Genet / Tulsa / JenksHigh School
Michael / Martell / Tulsa / ThomasA.EdisonHigh School
Catherine / Roberts / Tulsa / TulsaSchool of Arts and Sciences
Peter / Zhang / Tulsa / HollandHallSchool
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