Four Hawley High School students advanced and won VASE 09 this year. The Visual Arts Scholastic Event/VASE was held at the University of Houston Clear Lake in Houston, TX on April 18, 2009. Three of the students and their art works got perfect scores! The VASE competition started with over 20,000 entries across the state of Texas. Only 1,700 of these art works advanced to the state level. These numbers included all Texas schools Division I - V and all magnet art schools in the state.
The Hawley students that received a gold medal and State recognition were Meghan Chrismer, Austin Chapman, Kelly Harris, and Shalisa Sites. Meghan created the duct tape dress design sculpture, Austin welded and constructed the human anatomy sculpture, Kelly welded the industrial chair sculpture, and Shalisa drew a reflected self portrait with charcoal.
This is the eleventh year that Hawley students have participated and placed in the Visual Arts Scholastic Event/ VASE. Congratulations to Meghan, Austin, Kelly and Shalisa for winning and representing Hawley High School at the State level.

On Sunday March 8, 2009 the Texas Art Education Association honored 100 art students with an award ceremony and reception for the production of their outstanding art. Each student received a certificate, gold medal, and a 2009 special edition YAM tote bag with art materials. Students were also photographed on stage and received a camera. The award ceremony started at 2:00P.M. in the Capitol Auditorium followed with a reception in the Capitol Grill.

Hawley had two students that qualified for this honor! Kelsy Scott and Shalisa Sites were recognized and awarded as some of Texas’ most outstanding young artists. Kelsy collaged and painted ballet dancers in vivid colors and Shalisa drew a self-portrait with charcoal. Their will be displayed in the state capitol for the month of March in recognition of Youth Art Month.

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Three of the Hawley High School students competed at the state level of V.A.S.E. in Houston.
Jessica, Chandler, and Jeremy represented HHS!

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Art is an academic course. It is a consecutive learning process. What is learned today is vital to what is learned tomorrow. Class work consists of thinking skills, design problems, drawing, painting, ceramics and some sculpture. Students will be required to follow set guidelins and procedures. Art work will be graded according to effort, originality, and technique.

Students need to bring supplies for the year as soon as possible