On Thursday, May 16, Central Office celebrated its 2024 Native American Art Showcase Awards. We were honored to have Mr. Anthony Chee Emerson, a Navajo artist from the Four Corners, join us as a special guest and judge for the event.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the families who supported this wonderful event. We also want to express our gratitude to the judges: Ms. Emerson, Ms. Rae Degroat, Mr. Jarrell Degroat, and Ms. Jo Leiba Jack. Additionally, we appreciate the efforts of our Native American Programs Staff, Navajo Bilingual Teachers, Native American Youth Advisors, Student Nutrition team, and Environmental Services team.
The winners are:
Best In Show: Maci Graf (Esperanza Elementary School), Landon Dailey (Hermosa Middle School), and Bella Yazzie (Farmington High School).
2D Pre K/K: Andre Barrera (1st place, Country Club Elementary School), Jerikson Harvey (2nd place, Preschool Academy West), and Emeritus Gruber (3rd place, Ladera Elementary School).
2D Elementary
1st place: Harley Jenkins (Esperanza Elementary School), Precious Denetsosie (Esperanza Elementary School), Hailey Mitchell (McCormick Elementary School), Autumn Nelson (Mesa Verde Elementary School), Deshawn Manning (Northeast Elementary School), and Aryoni Tsosie (McCormick Elementary School).
2nd place: Zanaya Frank (Apache Elementary School), Rasta Nodestine (McCormick Elementary School), Ally John (Mesa Verde Elementary School), and Brenner Etsitty (Mesa Verde Elementary School).
3rd place: Lyric Benally (Ladera Elementary School), James Davis (Apache Elementary School), Elijah Sandoval (Mesa Verde Elementary School), and Mackenzie Etsitty (Mesa Verde Elementary School).
2D Middle School
1st place: Shandelier Willie (Tibbetts Middle School). 2nd place: Aydrien McDonald (Mesa View Middle School). 3rd place: Urijah Lee (Mesa View Middle School), Riah Garcia (Tibbetts Middle School), and Mia Yazzie (Heights Middle School).
2D High School: Kailey Leslie (1st place, Piedra Vista), Reanna Peshlakai (2nd place, Piedra Vista), and Tiavan Yazzie (3rd place, Piedra Vista).
3D Elementary: Maci Graf (1st place, Esperanza Elementary School), Gracie Jim (2nd place, Animas Elementary School), Adalina Paul (3rd place, Animas Elementary School), and Illana Brown (3rd place, Mesa Verde Elementary School).
3D Middle School: Landon Dailey (1st place, Hermosa Middle School), Mila Brown (2nd place, Hermosa Middle School), Nahtahnii Fredricks (2nd place, Mesa View Middle School), Scarlett Henderson (2nd place, Hermosa Middle School), and Laneya Dailey (3rd place, Hermosa Middle School).
3D High School: Bella Yazzie (1st place, Farmington High School).