CCSD Students Place in Countywide Art Competition

Five Cherokee County School District student artists earned honors in a countywide competition!

The annual Cherokee County High School Art Competition, sponsored by the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners, the school district and other partners, is open to all CCSD high school students. 

First- through third-place winners were selected by a judging panel, with a Cherokee Choice Award selected by members of the public who viewed the artwork on display at local libraries.  This year’s theme was “The Beauty of the Earth in Cherokee.” Congratulations to our students and their art teachers, thank you to the sponsors and judges, and thank you to our School Board for its investment in the arts!

Creekview High School Class of 2025 graduate Alyssa Leach earned first place for her artwork, “Memory Lane.”  

Etowah HS rising senior Jagger Dorgan with “Volcanos Echo” and Creekview HS Class of 2025 graduate Sydney Waagen with “Majesty in Charge” tied for second.  

Creekview HS rising senior Stephanie Turon placed third for “Courthouse.”  

Sequoyah HS rising senior Caitlin Cheney won the Cherokee Choice Award for “Burst of Emotion.”

Their art teachers are: Creekview HS, Leslie Babcock; Etowah HS, Shannah Dean; and Sequoyah HS, Kellie Fallon.

Thank you to the judges: Sheriff Frank Reynolds; Katie Caldwell, Woodstock Arts Board of Directors president; and Harmony Reid, Woodstock Arts visual arts education and outreach manager.  Thank you to additional contest sponsors: Sequoyah Regional Library System, Rotary Club of Towne Lake, Friends of the Library, and Blick Art Materials.

The winners recently were recognized by the Board of Commissioners and will be recognized by the Cherokee County School Board and Superintendent of Schools at an upcoming School Board meeting.
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