2025 Vesey/Munson Art Show Photos and Winners

The Annual K–12 Vesey/Munson Art Show, showcasing outstanding artwork from junior high and high school students across the district, took place on May 21, 2025.

 

 

This year, awards were presented for 1st and 2nd place in multiple categories, along with special recognitions for Superintendent’s Awards, People’s Choice, and Best in Show.

View the complete list of award winners and browse the photo gallery from the event below. Join us in celebrating the creativity and talent of these remarkable student artists!

Best in Show

• Emma Roennau – Yellow Journalism – Rogers High School, Grade 12

Superintendent Award

• Ashley Torres – Vaquero – Puyallup High School, Grade 11

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Black and White Drawing

• High School
  • 1st Place: Julissa Garcia – Angry Woman – Puyallup High School, Grade 12
  • Honorable Mention: Yosselin Quintana – Alice – Rogers High School, Grade 11

 

• Junior High
  • 1st Place: Kliff Hoover – Animal and Environment – Kalles Junior High, Grade 7
  • Honorable Mention: Ailey Muller – Dupe with the Pearl Earring – Ballou Junior High, Grade 9

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Ceramics / 3D Art

• High School
  • 1st Place: Dominic Naber – Entangled Echoes – Rogers High School, Grade 12
  • Honorable Mention: Kate Carlson – Annie’s Cityscape – Emerald Ridge High School, Grade 12

• Junior High
  • 1st Place: Emma Lloyd – Stahl Junior High, Grade 9
  • Honorable Mention: Lilah Reed – Medusa – Glacier View Junior High, Grade 9

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Color Drawing

• High School
  • 1st Place: Suzanna Saltysiak – Lantern Fish – Puyallup High School, Grade 11
  • Honorable Mention: Giselle Gutierrez – Tentacle – Puyallup High School, Grade 11

• Junior High
  • 1st Place: Tam Pham – Squid – Ferrucci Junior High, Grade 8
  • Honorable Mention: Mirabelle Ganchorre – Happy – Stahl Junior High, Grade 7

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Mixed Media

• High School
  • 1st Place: Diamond Singh – Untitled #3 – Rogers High School, Grade 11
  • Honorable Mention: Morgan Baty – Walker High School, Grade 12

 

• Junior High
  • 1st Place: Kylie Knudtsen – Ferrucci Junior High, Grade 9
  • Honorable Mention: Kailynn Dinh – Four Views – Stahl Junior High, Grade 8

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Painting

• High School
  • 1st Place: Virginia Tso – The Raccoon – Emerald Ridge High School, Grade 12
  • Honorable Mention: Aubrey Buckner – Lauryn Hill – Emerald Ridge High School, Grade 10

• Junior High
  • 1st Place: Penelope McKenna – Crimson Talons – Glacier View Junior High, Grade 9
  • Honorable Mention: Tiennawai Haizlip – MOOve Over – Glacier View Junior High, Grade 9

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Photography/Digital

• 1st Place: Linalei Barber – Eyes to the Soul – Rogers High School, Grade 10
• Honorable Mention: Emma Wall – Rising Rainbow – Rogers High School, Grade 12