Saint Peter Public Schools

Saint Peter High School was well represented at the Section 2AA Visual Arts Tournament on April 22 at Chaska High School with 18 young artists from here competing at the event. SPHS’s visual arts program, led by Eva Hendrickson, was one of 20 schools represented at the Section 2AA Tourney. 

Highlighting the SPHS contingent's results was junior Sada Harmes who earned a superior rating and Spotlight on the Arts Award in the painting category. Her placing earned her a trip to the Minnesota State High School League’s State Visual Arts Tournament on Saturday, May 10, at the Perpich Center for the Arts in Golden Valley. Harmes’ painting is entitled, “The Lights Are Off.” 

The Saints had six students earn Superior ratings for the event, while eight received Excellence ratings, three were given Art Teacher’s Stand Out Honors, and one was named as an Honorable mention choice. 

"I am proud of the expressive and technical skills of our SPHS students,” Hendrickson said. “It is an honor to be their teacher and to accompany them as they develop their creative voices."

The following are the SPHS results by category from the Section 2AA Visual Arts Tournament:

DRAWING 
Leilani Reyna (12) - Excellence Award
Nevaeh Swanson (10) - Excellence Award
Samuel Szybnski (11) - Excellence Award
Tavian Zarbano (12) - Excellence Award

PAINTING
Sada Harmes (11) - Superior Rating (Spotlight on the Arts Award) State bound!
Rocio Romero (12) - Superior Rating
Casper Salisbury (10) - Excellence Award
Cecily Winterfeldt (12) - Art Teacher's Stand Out Award
Ramiro Alcantara Alvarez (11) - Art Teacher's Stand Out Award

CRAFTS
Charlie Buesgens (11) - Excellence Award
Melanie Perez Hernandez (11) - Excellence Award
Emily Sustaita (12) - Art Teacher's Stand Out Award

PRINTMAKING
Phoenix Shane (12) - Superior Rating

CERAMICS
Max Bultman (12) - Honorable Mention

2-D MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE
Alexandra Hernandez (11) - Superior Rating
Robin Hibscher (11) - Superior Rating
Ty Zitzow (11) - Superior Rating
Cora Penkert (11) - Excellence Award

To view all of the SPHS entries into the Section Visual Arts Contest please see the following link → https://shorturl.at/rvEOT

Below is a photo of SPHS junior Sada Harmes (left) and art teacher Eva Hendrickson with Sada's painting (The Lights Are Off) that earned her a state trip!