Las Vegas, NV -
December 20, 2016The word “home” and the
feelings and images associated with it are personal and meaningful to each of
us. The idea and imagery of “home” was
powerful enough to inspire the words of Bertha Rafetto in what would become Nevada’s
official state song, “Home Means Nevada”: “Way
out in the land of the setting sun, Where the wind blows wild and free, There’s
a lovely spot, just the only one that means home sweet home to me.”
Drawing from that
sentiment, the Nevada Housing Division invited Clark County elementary school
art teachers to enter student artwork for the 20th annual “Where I
Live” School Arts Exhibition. More than
1,700Clark County kindergarten through fifth
grade students from 17 valley schools submitted artwork depicting where they
live now or a place they would like to call home.
The entries were narrowed
to 203works selected by a panel of judges. The
juried pieces were put on display December 15th at the “Where I
Live” exhibition and awards program held in the Veronese Ballroom at The
Venetian where a group of more than 800 students, teachers, family members,
sponsors and partners were gathered.
During the program awards
were given for first, second and third place, along with 10 honorable
mentions. Recipients of first, second
and third place awards were presented with a certificate, gift card and an art
box. The 10 honorable mention recipients
were given a certificate and an art box. The award recipients will have their
artwork featured in the 2017 Where I Live calendar distributed by the Nevada
Housing Division.
The winners of this year’s
art contest are:
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First place: Israel Trejo- Ronzone ES, 5th
grade
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Second Place: Kennedy Milton- Barlett ES, 4th
grade
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Third Place: Theresa Fernandez- Tomiyasu ES,
3rd grade
Honorable Mentions:
Angel Diaz- Rundle ES, 4th
grade; Arileena Sula- Elizondo ES, 5th grade; Brian Villalpando-
Tomiyasu ES, 5th grade; Daisy Lugo- Rundle ES, 4th grade;
Dayana Paz-Torres- Mackey ES, 3rd grade; Jonathan Bojorquez- Wilhelm
ES, 5th grade; Mack Murdock- Derfelt ES, 1st grade,
Maggie Brinkman- Allen ES, 4th grade; Shelby Severson- Garehime ES,
4th grade; Yasmin Tinajero- Wilhelm ES, 3rd grade
“This event was all win. A huge room full of proud parents and a memory
of those kids making the walk to the stage, some a little shy and a few who
owned the moment, and all of them clearly proud of themselves and happy to be
recognized,” said Nevada Housing Division Deputy Administrator Tim
Whitright.
The contest, exhibition and
awards were made possible with the on-going support of community partners and
sponsors including: Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s Sands Cares, CCSD School-Community
Partnership Program, Blick Art Materials and the Nevada Housing Division.
About the
Nevada Housing Division
Our mission is to provide affordable housing opportunities and improve
the quality of life for Nevada residents. Nevada Housing Division (NHD), a
division of the State of Nevada Department of Business and Industry, was
created by the Nevada State Legislature in 1975. NHD is committed to making
Nevada a better place to live and work. We connect Nevadans with homes by
providing financing to developers to build affordable apartment homes, by
providing innovative mortgage solutions, and by making more homes energy
efficient, thereby lowering utility expenses. To learn more, visit www.housing.nv.gov.
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