2018 Aviation Art Contest Winners
The International Aviation Art Contest is designed to motivate and encourage children to study aeronautics, engineering and science.
In the 2018 Texas contest, thirteen students ages 8 to 17 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, 508 students from 25 schools submitted entries in the Texas challenge of the International Aviation Art Contest.
The 2018 contest theme was “Flight into the Future” and below are the Texas winners’ entries. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will move on to the National competition.
Category I - Ages 6-9
Kashmira Kuloor, Age 8
McCoy Elementary
Irving, Texas
1st place
Siddhi Prashant Patil, Age 7
Scott Elementary
McKinney, Texas
2nd place
Amodini Amol Vaidya, Age 7
McKinney, Texas
3rd place
Samshita Reddy Motyala, Age 7
Jessy Mary Riddle Elementary
Plano, Texas
Honorable Mention
Category II - Ages 10-13
Rishita Sinha, Age 12
Roach MS
McKinney, Texas
1st place
Makenzi Renfro, Age 14
McNeil MS
Wichita Falls, Texas
2nd place
Kimberly Bunurai, Age 12
Travis MS
Port Lavaca, Texas
3rd place
Sanjana Anand, Age 11
Maus MS
Frisco, Texas
Honorable Mention
Category III - Ages 14-18
Kelly Xu, Age 14
Calhoun HS
Port Lavaca, Texas
1st place
Gabriel Henandez, Age 16
Veterans Memorial ECHS
Brownsville, Texas
2nd place
Quanjie Dai, Age 15
Calhoun HS
Port Lavaca, Texas
3rd place
Alan Rojas, Age 17
Rio Hondo HS
Rio Hondo, Texas
Honorable Mention
Chi-Yin Cheng, Age 15
Calhoun HS
Port Lavaca, Texas
Honorable Mention