ROUND ROCK ISD Fine Arts is extremely proud of our visual arts students and their successes this year! Congratulations to all our visual arts students on their success this VASE season.
High School VASE
During the 2023 High School VASE season, 31,996 works were adjudicated statewide at the regional level, with only 2,134 qualifying for State VASE. ROUND ROCK ISD presented 269 entries for HSVASE Region 13N on Saturday, February 18, 2023 with 198 receiving the highest rating of a 4.
State VASE
On Friday, April 28, 2023, 31 ROUND ROCK ISD visual arts students’ artworks were submitted for adjudication in the Texas Art Education Association 2023 State Visual Arts Scholastic Event. 16 entries received a rating of 4, the highest non-Gold Seal rating TAEA bestows at the state level.
Congratulations to the following students whose work was recognized with a rating of 4 at State VASE 2023!
- Rima Vudutalapally, for The Gargling Cauldron
Teacher: Cari Washburn
School: Westwood High School - Kyla Dearing, for Tate Lane
Teacher: Candace Briceno-connolly
School: Cedar Ridge High School - Mia Hodges, for As One
Teacher: Miles Bowen
School: Mcneil High School - Munjila Mojlish, for Dhakar Noksha
Teacher: Miles Bowen
School: Mcneil High School - Sydney White, for Royal Blues
Teacher: Joe West
School: Stony Point High School - Kyla Dearing, for Circle Of Life
Teacher: Abigail Soto
School: Cedar Ridge High School - Sofia L Thatcher, for Senioritis
Teacher: Christopher Locke
School: Round Rock High School - Emma Huffor, for The Worriers
Teacher: J. Christopher Robbins
School: Mcneil High School - Samarth Margasahayam, for Hues Of Happiness
Teacher: Jeanne Stewart
School: Westwood High School - Meara J Penman, for Midsummer Somnium
Teacher: Edmond Sutherland
School: Round Rock High School - Meara J Penman, for Biophilia
Teacher: Edmond Sutherland
School: Round Rock High School - Sebastian Portillo, for Stirb Nicht An Mir
Teacher: Zachary Jackson
School: Cedar Ridge High School - Cory K Van Eis, for Sometimes Accidents Are Intentional
Teacher: Anthony Garza
School: Westwood High School - Lilyanna Martinez, for Black Bird
Teacher: Mary Dejute
School: Mcneil High School - Shrika Prakash, for Rithika
Teacher: Jesus Ramirez
School: Westwood High School - Ayaana Khawaja, for A Piece Of Grandads Garden
Teacher: Russell Mitchell
School: Cedar Ridge High School
Out of all the entries that advance to State VASE, 151 were selected as Gold Seal entries. State VASE Jurors select artworks that represent the goals of VASE and exemplary examples of concept, technique, craftsmanship and creativity in student artwork. Students selected as Gold Seal winners receive a Gold State Medallion, and their artwork will be exhibited in a variety of venues across the state, culminating with the Gold Seal Exhibition at the annual TAEA Fall Conference.
ROUND ROCK ISD students received 1 Gold Seal! Congratulations to the following students whose work was recognized with the prestigious Gold Seal!
- Ella Woody, for Breaking Point
Teacher: Joe West
School: Stony Point High School