Abington Art Students Honored

For the 16th year, Abington School District art students have displayed their artwork in the school district’s administration building.

The elementary and secondary art teachers, in conjunction with Supervisor of Music and Coordinator of Elementary Art Howard Baxter, selected the artwork, which is placed on display for four years and then returned to the student.

On Tuesday, Baxter and the art teachers presented the artwork to the board of school directors and the community, and provided certificates to the student artists. 

The following students and their art teachers were honored:

• Mackenzie Beltz, Grade 12, art teacher Nicole Caracciolo
• Bridget Cichon, Grade 10, art Teacher Julia Rix
  
• Erin Cleary, Grade 1, Copper Beech Elementary School, art teacher Michael McKeough
  
• Eric Dowdy, Grade 7, art teacher Chelsea Schryver
  
• Kiara Hackey, Grade 4, McKinley Elementary School, art teacher Donna Zar
  
• Morgan Hall-Johnson, Grade 6, Copper Beech Elementary School, art teacher Michael McKeough
• Shane Haycock, Grade 4, Copper Beech Elementary School, art teacher Michael McKeough
• Elaine Kim, Grade 4, Rydal Elementary School, art teacher Natalie Haertsch
• Anna Kirwin, Grade 6, McKinley Elementary School, art teacher Donna Zar
• Isabel Kleiman, Grade 3, Copper Beech Elementary School, art teacher Michael McKeough
• Cindy Lim, Grade 5, Highland Elementary School, art teacher Patricia Forrest
• Benjamin Markham, Grade 4, Highland Elementary School, art teacher Patricia Forrest
• Rachel Miller, Grade 7, art teacher Donna Zar
• Maria Molyashcha, Grade 10, art teacher Fabio Tulli
• Genevieve Montante, Grade 11, art teacher Nicole Caracciolo
• Jillian Mullen, Grade 12, art teacher Richard Metz
• Willow Neske, Grade 7, art teacher Anthony Shelton
• Shania Roach, Grade 7, art Teacher Anthony Shelton
• Zaire Ruiz, Grade 6, Willow Hill Elementary School, art teacher Anthony Shelton
• Emily Steinberg, Grade 5, Roslyn Elementary School, art teacher Joy Kim
• Garrett Strauss, Grade 12, art teacher Richard Metz
• Brian Tu, Grade 9, art teacher Ann Custer-Walter
• Katelyn Tu, Grade 7, art teacher Natalie Haertsch
• Stacy Wolfinger, Grade 10, art teacher Julia Rix and
• Hana Yolacan, Grade 5, Overlook Elementary School, art teacher Chelsea Schryver.

View Baxter’s presentation with slides of the students’ artwork on the school district website with the materials for last night’s School Board meeting and by accessing “Administration Art Exhibit 2013” at http://www.abington.k12.pa.us/arts/