Several Shelby County students were honored recently at the Superintendent’s Art Show.

According to Cindy Warner, public relations supervisor for Shelby County Schools, the students’ artwork was selected by their local teachers for submission in the show and then judged by a panel.

The winners and the finalists’ work was put on display at the Shelby County Board of Education’s Central Office in Columbiana.

They were also automatically submitted for the State Superintendent’s Art Show in Montgomery.

In addition to the Shelby County Superintendent’s art show winners, an additional seven students from Shelby County had artwork submitted at the state level.

Winners of the Shelby County Superintendent’s Art Show by category and group include:

Category I: (Original Art Work)

Elementary School:

Grades K- Two, Jordan Roldan, First Grade, Montevallo Elementary, Allen Cecil, teacher.

Grades Three- Six:

Elsa Sims, Sixth Grade, Riverchase Middle, Nancy Elliott, teacher.

Grades Seven – Eight, Jared Brown, Eighth grade, Columbiana Middle, Lonnie Moore, teacher.

Grades Nine -10, Caroline Lowery, 10th Grade, Oak Mt. High,

Ashley Lemley, teacher.

Grades 11-12: Sam Porter, 12th Grade, Chelsea High, Max Newton, teacher.

Category II: (Computer Generated or Digital Photograph):

Grades Three – Six, Blake Allen, Sixth Grade, Chelsea Middle, Gay Niven, teacher.

Grades Seven – Eight, Donna Gardner, Eighth Grade, Chelsea Middle, Gay Niven, teacher.

Grades Nine – 10, Shea Wilson, 10th Grade, Shelby County High, Laura Alvord, teacher.

Grades 11-12, Andrea Bliss, 11th Grade, Oak Mt. High School, Trista Nabors, teacher.

Others who were not winners in the county art show, but selected to enter their artwork in the State Superintendent’s Art Show include:

Category I (Original Art):

Grades Seven – Eight, Jennifer Lewis, Eighth Grade, Oak Mt. Middle, Diane Epperson, teacher; Leah Belcher, Eighth Grade, Thompson Middle, Mary Rodgers, teacher; and John Hart, Eighth Grade, Riverchase Middle, Nancy Elliott, teacher.

Grades Nine – 10, Jamie Berry, Ninth Grade, Vincent Middle/High, J. Paul Williamson, teacher; Hannah Reese – Ninth Grade, Chelsea High, Max Newton, teacher; Heather Biles, 10th Grade, Pelham High, Kim Bradford, teacher;

Amber Edwards, 10th Grade, Shelby County High, Laura Alvord, teacher.

Grades 11-12, Lauren Veitch, 11th Grade, Vincent Middle/High, J. Paul Williamson, teacher; Rachel Brown, 12th Grade, Shelby County High, Laura Alvord, teacher; Katie Vance, 12th Grade, Oak Mt. High Nicole McKinney, teacher.

– Fred Guarin