Art Students Recognized by Piedmont Federal

Yessica Tellez Santiago of North Forsyth High School received first place and Tony Jenkins of Reynolds High School received second place at the Gala Level in the annual Artizens art competition sponsored by Piedmont Federal Savings Bank of Winston-Salem.

As part of the program, two area high schools were assigned to each of the bank's branches in Forsyth County, and the schools set up an art exhibit at the branch. At each branch, a Branch Winner and a People’s Choice were chosen. All the works at each branch then advanced to the Gala Level, where other judges make their selections.

Here are winners at the branches and their schools:

Peace Haven – Briana Nave (Mount Tabor), Branch Winner; Kelsie Cummings (Mount Tabor), People’s Choice.

Hanes Mill – Joseph Miller (Carver), Branch Winner. A student at West Stokes High school won People’s Choice.

Stratford – Tony Jenkins (Reynolds), Branch Winner; Annie Tyner (Reynolds), People’s Choice.

Clemmons – Katie Elliot (West Forsyth), Branch Winner; Israa Wajih (West Forsyth), People’s Choice.

Kernersville – Carol Ann Tucciarone (East Forsyth), Branch Winner; Chastan Swain (East Forsyth), People’s Choice.

Students received monetary awards. Santiago won $500, and Jenkins won $300. Each Branch Winner received $100, and the People’s Choice won $50. All participants received $25, and the art departments at the schools received $250 or more.   

You can see the students work by visiting Piedmont Federal’s Artizens page at artizens-pfsb.com/2012-event