Page 4 - Palm City Spotlight - June '23

Page 4, Palm City Spotlight

VSOA’s God’s Green Earth from page 1
Supervisor Of Elections from page 1 County” sticker is Mikayla Campbell, an 11th grade student
leadership and the skills from South Fork High School. Her original and creative
of public presentation Multiple creative, colorful, and artistic patriotic entries design will be the official “I Voted” sticker in 2024.
through shows and were submitted for each contest. Winners for each category “Congratulations to each of the students who were selected
competitions. Since are as follows: as finalists, and many thanks to each student who submitted an
2010, VSOA students The winner of the inaugural “Future Voter” sticker contest entry. The artwork submitted for the patriotic art competition
have won over 600 is Samuel Castro, a fifth grade student from Felix A. Williams allows students to be a part of the elections process and is
local, national, and Elementary School. Samuel’s bright and colorful sticker, a testament to the artistic ability and talent of our students,
international awards for earning the first place title, will be given to each child who while highlighting the importance of arts education,” said
fine art and leadership. comes to the polls in 2024 with their family. Vicki Davis, Martin County Supervisor of Elections.
Through after-school The first, second and third place winners of the middle The awardees were selected by a diverse panel of judges:
and weekend programs, school art competition, sponsored each year by our local County Judge Kathleen Roberts; Nancy Turrell, executive
summer camps and Stuart Chick-fil-A, are from Hidden Oaks Middle School. director of MartinArts; Melinda Brault, owner of Geminye
workshops, students learn Chick-fil-A will display the artwork in the Stuart restaurant Design Group; and Gary Lesser, managing partner of Lesser,
to work in many mediums. throughout the 2024 elections. This year’s winners are: Olivia Lesser, Landy and Smith, PLLC.
This positive approach Fields, Jon-Michael Tillet and Madison Twinley. Vicki Davis,
builds confidence and Oliver Taylor, age 6 The winner of the second annual “I Voted In Martin Martin County Supervisor of Elections
as students grow with
VSOA, an internship program is available to them where
they can work with professional artists and leaders. VSOA
has formed a partnership that will launch this summer with
Apple for intensive training of interns in photography, digital
art and professional video creation and editing.
For information on summer camps, semester classes and
sponsorships, email info@visionary-arts.org.

Photos by Liz McKinley

Future Voter Sticker Contest: Samuel Castro, Vicki Davis I Voted Sticker Contest Winner: Tami Conrad, visual arts
– Supervisor of Elections teacher; Mikayla Campbell; Gary Lesser, Esq.

Ethan Hyde, age 11

Chick-fil-A Middle School Contest: Olivia Fields; Kherri
I Voted Sticker Contest Winner: Kherri Anderson, assistant Anderson, assistant chief deputy; Jennifer Foglia – visual
chief deputy; Mikayla Campbell; Gary Lesser, Esq. arts teacher

Lana Swartzendruber, age 13

Chick-fil-A Middle School Contest: Jon-Michael Tillet; Chick-fil-A Middle School Contest: Madison Twinley;
Kherri Anderson, assistant chief deputy; Jennifer Foglia Kherri Anderson, assistant chief deputy; Jennifer Foglia
– visual arts teacher – visual arts teacher

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