02/21/2026
🎨🏆 Exciting news from West Aurora High School Visual Arts! We are thrilled to announce that our students won a remarkable 10 awards in the Upstate 8 competition, standing out among 12 area schools! 🥇✨
Our talented artists showcased their skills in various categories, including painting, drawing, sculpture, digital illustration, graphic design, digital photography, and animation. 🌟🎭
To celebrate this achievement, we took a memorable trip to Elgin Community College! Our students participated in art-making workshops and attended an inspiring award ceremony. It was a super fun day filled with creativity, collaboration, and a sense of pride in our incredible young artists.
🥇 Aminah Leverence, 1st pl, Painting
🥇 Jimmy Tapia, 1st pl, Drawing
🥇 Samantha Zaragoza, 1st pl, Digital Illustration
🥈 Averie Hall, 2nd pl, Painting
🥈 Bee Magana, 2nd pl, Sculpture
🥈 Maggie Newport, 2nd pl, Time Arts
🥉 Cristian Arciga, 3rd pl, Digital Art/Graphic Design
🥉 Eugenia Baka-Lukau, 3rd pl, Digital Photography
🏅 Micah Losoya, 4th pl, Time Arts
🏅 Mila Ayala-Mendoza, Hon. Mention, Digital Photography
Participants:
Kendall Albrecht, Digital Art/Graphic Design
Jacob Hazelton, Time Arts
Mia Madrigal Rivera, Digital Photography
Congratulations to all our winners and participants! Your hard work and talent truly shine, and we can’t wait to see what you’ll create next! 🎉💖
