MBJH students’ talents in arts shine during competition
Amazing talent was on display as Mountain Brook Junior High students competed for awards in three major divisions of Art Forms 2016: visual arts, literary arts and performing arts.
A showcase was held at Mountain Brook High School on Feb. 26, when students were recognized and performed for family and friends.
Visual arts winners
► Overall winner: Seventh-grader Caroline Kracke, for her black and white photograph composition.
► Seventh grade: Mary Douglas Evans, first, for her seaside photograph; Ellen Landy, second, for a project she designed and sewed; and Fletcher Nunnelly, third, for his unique sculpture using 3D printing.
► Eighth grade: Libba Manley, first, for her black and white print showing an interesting perspective of railroad tracks; Leila Radney, second and third, for her colored pencil sketch and for her celestial scene painting.
► Ninth grade: Robert Goolsby, first (tie), for two of his pieces, a painting of Notre Dame Cathedral and a charcoal figure sketch; Massey Jordan, second, for her drawing of a mystical winged man; and Liam Aberle and Madison Fagan tied for third for his detailed pencil sketch and her collage of character sketches.
Literary Arts winners
► Overall winner: Hadley Bryant for “The Doll with the Frizzy Brown Hair,” a historic fiction short story set during World War II, featuring a German ex-resistance member and a young Jewish girl.
► First place: Lilly LeJeune for “Christine’s Letter,” a girl in Napoleon’s era is given instructions to travel across several countries to find her true mother.
► Second place: Belle Drummond for “Long Live Cali,” a short story describing the adventures of a California teenager when she encounters unexpected situations.
► Third place: Lena Pelham for “Strings,” a fantasy/science fiction short story about a girl getting along with the ghost of a strange being.
Performing Arts Winners
► Overall winner: Tess Levine, ninth grade, vocal, “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again.”
► Seventh grade: Lindsay Whatley, first, piano, “Titanium Toccata;” Kendall Whatley, second, piano, “Tango a la Mango;” and Kyra Berger, vocal, “Close Your Eyes.”
► Eighth grade: Isabel Elkus and Emma Sanders, tied for first for vocal, “Rise Up” and dance, “Unsteady;” Lourdes Rodriguez, second, electric guitar, “The Loner;” and Carly Cole, third, piano and vocal, “Stay with Me.”
► Ninth grade: Savannah Smith, first, vocal, “Great is Thy Faithfulness;” Denson Camp, second, harmonica and piano, Billy Joel medley; and Ainsley Platt, third, vocal, “I’m Not that Girl.”
► Band category: Kate and the Howlers (Kate Howell, Willy Hurley, Will McCowan, Kamp McMinn and Paul McMinn) first; and Riverbend (Stanton Langley, Price Pewitt and Max Simon) second.
– Submitted by Hilary Ross.