Forty-One Richland One Art Students Win Awards in 2025 State Fair Competition
Forty-one Richland One art students received honors and awards in the 2025 South Carolina State Fair’s Youth Art Competition.
Richland One students competed in the 2-D, 3-D and photography divisions. These students were among the approximately 250 K-12 students from across the state who were recognized.
Two students received the Barbara Ward “Little Flowers” Merit Award for their exceptional work in floral. A.C. Moore Elementary School fourth-grade student Lucy Garcia Gibson received the award for the elementary school division. A.C. Flora High School senior Luke Johnson received the award for the high school division.
Six students placed first in their respective divisions:
|
Name |
School |
Division |
|
Elliott Grabbatin |
Logan Elementary |
1st Grade 3-D |
|
Guthrie Whitehead |
Rosewood Elementary |
3rd Grade 3-D |
|
Lucy Hammond |
Dreher High |
9th Grade 2-D |
|
Beena Abdussalam |
Dreher High |
10th Grade 2-D |
|
Aria Le |
Dreher High |
10th Grade 3-D |
|
Olivia Mikes |
Dreher High |
11th Grade 3-D |
The other award recipients are listed below.
Second Place Recipients
|
Name |
School |
Division |
|
Otto Bronson |
Satchel Ford Elementary |
2nd Grade Photography |
|
Hank Fields |
Hand Middle |
5th Grade 2-D (Artwork submitted while attending A.C. Moore Elementary) |
|
Kennedy Brown |
Dreher High |
8th Grade 2-D (Artwork submitted while attending Hand Middle) |
|
Caiden Nostrant |
A.C. Flora High |
10th Grade 2-D |
|
Emma Becker |
Dreher High |
11th Grade 3-D |
|
Peyton Mooney |
Dreher High |
12th Grade 2-D |
Third Place Recipients
|
Name |
School |
Division |
|
Talulla Gioia |
A.C. Moore Elementary |
1st Grade 2-D |
|
AR Walker |
A.C. Moore Elementary |
3rd Grade 2-D |
|
Mary Myers Pfrommer |
Rosewood Elementary |
3rd Grade 3-D |
|
Paisley Choate |
Brennen Elementary |
4th Grade 3-D |
|
Eli Eckstorm |
Dreher High |
9th Grade 3-D |
|
Kaden McCollester |
Dreher High |
9th Grade 2-D |
|
Jayda Miller |
Dreher High |
11th Grade 2-D |
Honorable Mentions
|
Name |
School |
Division |
|
Leo Yang |
A.C. Moore Elementary |
Kindergarten 2-D |
|
Charlotte Draffin |
Satchel Ford Elementary |
Kindergarten 2-D |
|
Jonah Wood |
Rosewood Elementary |
Kindergarten 2-D |
|
Sean Powers |
Rosewood Elementary |
Kindergarten 2-D |
|
Eason Zhao |
Rosewood Elementary |
1st Grade 2-D |
|
Ruby Merz |
Satchel Ford Elementary |
1st Grade 2-D |
|
Eden McManus |
Brennen Elementary |
1st Grade 2-D |
|
Lila Rose Quattlebaum |
Brennen Elementary |
2nd Grade 2-D |
|
Ann Maynard |
Rosewood Elementary |
3rd Grade 3-D |
|
Violet Krystofer |
A.C. Moore Elementary |
4th Grade 2-D |
|
Ryn Fogle |
Rosewood Elementary |
4th Grade 3-D |
|
Hazel Meyer-Gutbrod |
Rosewood Elementary |
4th Grade 2-D |
|
Finnley Flechas |
Crayton Middle |
7th Grade 2-D |
|
Elizabeth Reed |
A.C. Flora High |
8th Grade 3-D (Artwork submitted while attending Crayton Middle) |
|
Rhys Boyd |
Dreher High |
9th Grade 2-D |
|
Hayden Voyles |
A.C. Flora High |
10th Grade 2-D |
|
Jessica Hedley |
Dreher High |
10th Grade 2-D |
|
Taylor Smith |
Dreher High |
10th Grade 3-D |
|
Patrina Clarke |
Dreher High |
11th Grade 3-D |
|
Annika Sweetland |
Dreher High |
11th Grade 2-D |
In addition to the student winners, Dreher High School art teacher Mary Catherine Raines received the South Carolina State Fair’s Student Art Education Teacher Award for the high school division for the second year in a row. The award is given to the art teacher who submits the most amount of student artwork in their respective division.
###
PHOTO: For the second consecutive year, Dreher High School art teacher Mary Catherine Raines received the South Carolina State Fair’s Student Art Education Teacher Award for the high school division.