Youth Art Month
March is Youth Art Month (YAM) and is a celebration of the visual arts. Each region in SCAEA hosts a YAM show and the winners from each region will be exhibited in our state’s YAM show. Sargent Art sponsors our show and provides cash prizes and classroom art supplies to the winners.
South Carolina Youth Art Month Virtual Show
The state show includes 1st & 2nd Place winners from each region in elementary, middle, and high school.
Central Region Winners
Elementary School
1st: March Mellen
St. Joseph Catholic School
Teacher: Angela Zokan
2nd: KJ Maurer
St. Joseph Catholic School
Art Teacher: Angela Zokan
3rd: Penelope Fogg
Busbee Elementary
Teacher: Marcia Lee Blizzard
Middle School
1st: India Armstrong
Highland Springs Middle School
Teacher: Heather Hargrove
2nd: Jada Barrera
Pleasant Hill Middle School
Teacher: Merrissa Ritch
3rd: Isha Peddapalli
Beechwood Middle School
Teacher: Sean Lafaye
High School
1st: Bailey Settles
Lugoff-Elgin High School
Teacher: Jessica King
2nd: Brooke Johnson
Gilbert High School
Teacher: Allan Anderson
3rd: Kyran Geter
Westwood High School
Teacher: Lauren Bates
Eastern Region Winners
Elementary School
1st: Aubrey Cottingham
Brockington Elementary
Teacher: Brandy Driggers
2nd: Karis Geddings
Lamar-Spaulding Elementary
Teacher: Stacey Johnson
Middle School
1st: Eden Hillard
Southside Middle School
Teacher: Emily Viering
2nd: Hayden Durant
Spaulding Middle
Teacher: Clarence DuBose
High School
1st: Sadie Patterson
South Florence High
Teacher: Adrianna Gardner
2nd: Andrea Scott
South Florence High School
Teacher: Amber Harrar
Lower Region Winners
Elementary School
1st: Riley Farris
Riverview Charter School
Teacher: Stephanie Luzny
2nd: Elin Selvig
Knightsville Elementary School
Teacher: April Cross
Middle School
1st: Marcos Martinez
Charleston School of the Arts
Teacher: Catherine Ellis
2nd: Hanika Faith De Gracia
William J Clark Middle School
Teacher: Malissa Wright
High School
1st: Audrey Cen
Charleston School of the Arts
Teacher: Catherine Ellis
2nd: Nikki Wu
Academic Magnet High School
Teacher: Micheline Callicott
Western Region Winners
Elementary School
1st: Anna Dowsley
AJ Whittenberg
Teacher: Dawn Hodges
2nd: Joseph Bonilla
Monaview Elementary
Teacher: Miriam Anderson-Davis
3rd: Nicholas Garcia Scott
Welcome Elementary School
Teacher: Henry “Lee” Cook
HM: Evie Marino
Mauldin Elementary School
Teacher: Lara Hammond
Middle School
1st: Adleigh Korver
Southwood Academy
Teacher: Joshua Powell
2nd: Rylie Milton
Dawkins Middle School
Teacher: Robyn Peterson
3rd: Marianna Hallenbeck
McCracken Middle School
Teacher: Hayden Oliver Traynham
HM: Malea Gibson
Walhalla Middle School
Teacher: Leslie McDonald
High School
1st: Laurie Rider
Dorman High School
Teacher: Robert Urban
2nd: Noah Cothran
Dorman Freshman Campus
Teacher: Ashley Pridgen
3rd: Emory Jenkins
Woodmont High School
Teacher: Meredith Hamby
HM: Sarah Goss
Mauldin High School
Teacher: Danielle Scott
