2017 Aviation Art Contest Winners
The International Aviation Art Contest is designed to motivate and encourage children to study aeronautics, engineering and science.
In the 2017 Texas contest, thirteen students ages 8 to 18 were named winners. Entries were judged in three categories, according to age and for creative use of the theme in relation to the aviation world. All told, 452 students from 25 schools submitted entries in the Texas challenge of the International Aviation Art Contest.
The 2017 contest theme was “Beyond the Clouds” and below are the Texas winners’ entries.
Category I - Ages 6-9
Canon Taylor, Age 8
AP Beutel Elementary
Lake Jackson, Texas
1st place
Audrey Freitag, Age 8
Henderson Elementary
San Antonio, Texas
2nd place
Lilly Elsakka, Age 8
West Foundation
Wichita Falls, Texas
3rd place
Jaston Drinkard, Age 9
Jackson Roosevelt Elementary
Port Lavaca, Texas
Honorable Mention
Category II - Ages 10-13
Kelly Xu, Age 13
Travis MS
Port Lavaca, Texas
1st place
Adam Roth, Age 10
White Rock Montessori
Dallas, Texas
2nd place
Sreeniketan Sai Senapathi, Age 13
Katy, Texas
3rd place
Alexis Puryear, Age 13
Sibyl’s School of Art
Wheeler, Texas
Honorable Mention
Tess Braddock, Age 12
Sibyl’s School of Art
Wheeler, Texas
Honorable Mention
Category III - Ages 14-18
Chi-yin Cheng, Age 17
Travis MS
Port Lavaca, Texas
1st place
Linda Palominos, Age 17
Rio Hondo HS
Rio Hondo, Texas
2nd place
Adriana Gonzalez-Olvera, Age 18
Rio Hondo HS
Rio Hondo, Texas
3rd place
Shirley Yu, Age 15
Jasper HS
Plano, Texas
Honorable Mention