2020 SCHOLASTIC ART AWARD
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Congratulations to Dr. David Kelly and Blake Richter who were
named to the 10 Under 40 list for Christian County. The list is
compiled by the Nixa Young Professionals and the Nixa
Chamber. Dr. Kelly was also named Springfield Business
Journal's Top 40 Under 40 business professionals.
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Sage Burton had her drawing
selected as one of the top 10
art pieces in the 9-12th grade
division for the National
Celebrating Art Contest.
Sage's drawing was chosen out
of thousands of entries as one
of the best pieces in the United
States.
NHS art students won 22 regional awards in the 2020
Scholastic Art Awards, presented by the Kansas City Art
Institute. Ella Schober was also nominated for the American
Visions Medals. Only 5 artworks from each region are selected
by the judges and Ella was 1 of the 5. From the pool of
nominees, a panel of jurors in New York City will select one
artist from each region to receive an American Voices Medal.
NHS DECA
Members of the NHS Missouri DECA traveled to Springfield,
MO for the District 11 Leadership Conference. NHS had 13
students qualify for State and 12 finalists. The following
students qualified for the DECA State Conference in their
event in Kansas City, March 22-24:
1st Place -- Business Law and Ethics Team Decision
Making | Aaron Gardner and John Vaughan
1st Place -- Integrated Marketing Campaign - Event |
Haylen McKnelly
1st Place -- Integrated Marketing Campaign - Service |
Morgan Ansley and Taylor Steele
2nd Place -- Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making |
Jack Harris and Landon Myers
2nd Place -- Principles of Business Management and
Administration | Amanda Eckels
2nd Place -- Principles of Finance | Eshan Jain
2nd Place -- Sports and Entertainment Marketing |
Jacob Jost
2nd Place -- Travel and Tourism Marketing Team
Decision Making | Samuel Krause and Whitney Rhodes
3rd Place -- Principles of Hospitality and Tourism |
Amarra Fusco
Nixa High School’s chapter also received the Community
Service Campaign Award.
For the 4th year
straight Nixa is the winner
of the D20 Senate Art
Award. Ella Schober has
won it for the 2nd year in a
row. The Senate Art Exhibit
showcases fine arts
programs in all 34 Senate
Districts and the winner is
chosen by our senator and
staff.
TOP ART AWARDS
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