State Visual Arts 2015 marked the first year for a SDHSAA sponsored State Visual Arts Contest. The Visual Arts Contest had eleven categories,, Colored, Painting Oil and Acrylic, Painting Watercolor, Photography, Print Making, Three Dimensional, Crafts,, Multi Media / Graphic Design, and. This years contest was held in conjunction with the Boys Class AA Basketball at the Sanford Premier Center. The inaugural year boasted 33 schools with over 240 pieces of artwork displayed during the three day gallery presentation. Schools that participated in the Visual Arts Contest were divided into three classes AA (450+) A (449.999 90) and B (89.999 and below). Individual awards were given to the top three entries in each class and in each category. Team awards were given to the top two schools in each class, as determined by team sweepstakes points. A best in show award was given to the top artwork in each class, and a people s choice awards was given to the artwork with the most public votes. Class B Visual Arts Champions Kennedi Sparling,Northwestern Catrina Standifer, ColmanEgan Tasha Determan, Hanson Mallory Gauer, Ipswich Meghan Mount, Platte-Geddes Kierra Determan, Hanson Chaiann Tierney, Hanson Russell Leader Charge, White River High School Tessa Rush, Northwestern Colored Riston Wolf, Oldham-Ramona Tanner Haukaas, White River Taylor Iedema, Platte-Geddes Sydney Ockenga,Colman-Egan Mark Steinmiller, Baltic Tasha Determan, Hanson Multi-Media/Graphic Design Halle Sieve, Northwestern 53
Painting (Watercolor) Kassidy Bricker, Ethan Lacey McLouth,Platte-Geddes Trisha Schmidt, Edmunds Central Lizzie Ulmer, Edmunds Central July Marks, Highmore-Harrold Tasha Determan Hanson HS - 3D Hanson HS Coach David Cantrell Northwestern HS Coach Jennifer Schell Class A Visual Arts Champions Shawna Lessert Bennett Co Sydney Hausmann, Tri-Valley Casi Deen, Beresford Keely Small Bear, Todd Co Huy Nguyen, Vermillion Yeva Shkinder, Tri-Valley Michael Westberg, Deubrook Hope Lee, Beresford 54
Colored Drea Boer, Tri-Valley Ethan Mundahl, Canton Razan Al Tabeiri, Canton Sandra Christensen,Bennett Co Sydney Hausmann, Tri-Valley Multi-Media/GraphicDesign Daniel Fuller, Vermillion Zach Bickett, Beresford Samantha Kasowski,Tri-Valley Painting (Oil and Acrylic) Annastasha Cardona,Beresford DeboraCammarota,BennettCo. Mary Kate Beachler, Canton Crafts Phoebe Wu, Beresford Amanda Lofland, Canton Kendra Jacobs, West Central Photography Jesse Voudry, Vermillion Jennifer Wendell, WestCentral Kelsey Carlson, Tri-Valley Painting (Watercolor) Leila Brinkman, Vermillion Shyanne Lutgen, Deubrook Morgan Goodroad, Canton Regina Arthur, Vermillion Jordan Delgarito, Todd County Sydney Hausmann Tri-Valley - 3D 55
Beresford HS coach, Julie Saagstad Tri-Valley HS coach, Mandy DeWitt Class AA Visual Arts Champions Leah Geffre, Aberdeen Central Taylor Kuck, Brookings Jenae Porter, SF O'Gorman Cassie Borden, Brookings Erika Redinger, Spearfish Chloe Hauge, Brandon Valley Asia Sisakda, SF Lincoln Kady Dufloth, Spearfish Emily Groth, SF O'Gorman Colored hannah Lessly, Spearfish Rylee Skillman, SF O'Gorman Alustriel Day, SF Washington Gabe May, Harrisburg Jessica Westerdahl, SFLincoln Jenna Koerner, Brookings Multi-Media/GraphicDesign Taylor Brendle, SF Roosevelt Cole Frankman, SF O'Gorman Tanner Hauck, SF Lincoln 56
Painting (Oil and Acrylic) Jordan Schmidt, SF Lincoln Vivian Steckline, Spearfish Marisa Moser, SF O'Gorman Crafts Angela Jones, Aberdeen Derek Domangue, SFO'Gorman Nicholas Gainey, Spearfish Photography Jaycie Pohlman, SF Lincoln Kenydie Hyde, SF Roosevelt Annie Jonas, Brookings Painting (Watercolor) Emma Jordan, Harrisburg Alana Callahan, Brandon V Hannah Lessly, Spearfish Hannah Lessly, Spearfish Madison Pejsa, Brookings Elizabeth Skye, SF Lincoln Emily Groth SF O'Gorman HS SF Lincoln HS Coach Susan Waagmeester Spearfish HS Coach Lisa Howard 57