Collinwood High School artists rate high in competitions

Collinwood Art Teacher, Ms. Denise Denega, has always encouraged her students to enter competitions at the local, regional and national level. This year two of her students, juniors, Marks Burns and Anthony Sanders won several awards for their artwork. It was a busy spring as Anthony Sanders placed in the 2010 Ohio Governor’s Youth Competition in March.

Next -  in April - Mark Burns placed Second in Drawing and received an Honorable Mention in Painting at the NAACP Regional Competition. Anthony also received an Honorable Mention in Painting. Then in May both Sanders and Burns entered the Congressional Art Competition (District 11) where Mark Burns placed Second in Mixed Media. Both artists’ pieces are presently on display at the MLK Library in University Circle.

In addition, Akeem Pennicooke placed First in Computer Graphics and will represent Collinwood High School at the National NAACP Competition in Kansas City, Missouri this July. Congratulations to Ms. Denega and her talented students.