10 Art Students Qualify for State VASE

Shreya Dasari, Editor in Chief| March 7, 2016

This past weekend at the annual visual art regional competition, Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE), art students competed to earn a coveted spot at the state competition. There were 1751 entries this year in Region 13 North with 1259 of those making it to the gallery floor with a rating of a 4, which is the highest regional VASE rating. Of those, 125 entries were selected to advance to State VASE on April 22-23, 2016 in San Antonio.

VASE Participants Westwood HS 2016

State VASE Qualifiers:

Kaitlin McCall

Catherine Lu

Kate Nuelle

Riley Nelson

Kaylin Pickle

Kelsey Crowe

Katie Lakey

Anne Feng (2 pieces)

Allison Ramsey

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Showcase

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