DCSD announces 2023 Art in Business winners
Pictured, Left to right: Dr. Tim Newman, DCSD superintendent; Audrey Gore, Darlington County Board of Education (DCBE) board member; Claire Smith, artist; Lucas Reed, DCBE Board member; Kathryn Abbott, principal of Carolina Elementary School. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Pictured, Left to right: Clarence L. DuBose, II, art teacher; Dr. Tim Newman, DCSD superintendent; Ethan Drew, artist; Audrey Gore, Darlington County Board of Education (DCBE) board member; Lucas Reed, DCBE Board member; Nicole Jones, principal of Spaulding Middle School. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Pictured, Left to right: Corey Lewis, HHS principal; Dr. Tim Newman, DCSD superintendent; Audrey Gore, Darlington County Board of Education (DCBE) board member; Brycen Morgan, artist; Lucas Reed, DCBE Board member; MaryCline McKnight, art teacher. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
FRONT ROW: Racquel Smith, artist. BACK ROW, from left to right: Rita Szigeti, art teacher; Dr. Tim Newman, DCSD superintendent; Audrey Gore, Darlington County Board of Education (DCBE) board member; Lucas Reed, DCBE Board member; Shannon Frazier, principal of Pate Elementary School. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The Darlington County School District (DCSD) recognized the school winners and the four grand prize winners of its annual Art in Business program this week.
DCSD’s Art in Business creates partnerships with local businesses and organizations to celebrate the school district’s best visual artists. The school winners’ artwork will hang in sponsoring businesses for a year before returning to the district, while the four grand prize winners will hang permanently in the district’s administrative offices.
The four grand prize winners are:
Early Childhood Division/Grades K-2: Racquel Smith, Pate Elementary School; Rita Szigeti, art teacher
Elementary School Division/Grades 3-5: Claire Smith, Carolina Elementary School; Jean McCormick, art teacher
Middle School Division/Grades 6-8: Ethan Drew, Spaulding Middle School; Clarence L. DuBose, II, art teacher
High School Division/Grades 9-12: Brycen Morgan, Hartsville High School; MaryCline McKnight, art teacher
Each school selected its school winner. A pool of judges composed of sponsors, art educators from other South Carolina school districts, and professional artists selected the grand prize winners through an online balloting system. Each school winner will receive a $50 prize check and a ribbon. Each grand prize winner will receive a grand prize ribbon and $50, and their art teachers will each receive $200 for art supplies.
The individual school winners are:
Lillyanne Neri, Bay Road Elementary School – Ember Estridge, art teacher
Kenadee Miles, Brockington Elementary Magnet School – Rita Szigeti, art teacher
Claire Smith, Carolina Elementary School – Jean McCormick, art teacher
Hayden Hendrix, Darlington County Institute of Technology – Eric Tew, graphics arts teacher
Alexis Sikes, Darlington County Virtual Academy – Brandy Driggers, art teacher
Shaleigh Lacy, Darlington High School – Mary Judge, art teacher
Tynajia Samuel, Darlington Middle School – Nena McConnell, art teacher
Brycen Morgan, Hartsville High School – MaryCline McKnight, art teacher
Amelia Flippin, Hartsville Middle School – Jessica Childs, art teacher
Elizabeth Reed, J. L. Cain Elementary School – Timothy Green, art teacher
Tyrra Ferguson, Lamar High School – Clarence L. DuBose, II, art teacher
Emily Ham, Lamar-Spaulding Elementary School – Stacey Johnson, art teacher
Emily Storm, Mayo High School for MST – Lyn O’Donnell, art teacher
Natalie Capazzi, North Hartsville Elementary School – Alexi Boehme, art teacher
Racquel Smith, Pate Elementary School – Rita Szigeti, art teacher
Jakera Townsend, Rosenwald Elem./Middle School – Brandy Driggers, art teacher
Lorelai Wallace, Southside Early Childhood Center – Susan Seeley, teacher
Ethan Drew, Spaulding Middle School – Clarence L. DuBose, II, art teacher
Ashlynn Stanley, St. John’s Elementary School – Sharika Hooks, art teacher
Kloi Patterson-Tate, Thornwell School for the Arts – Bethany Chisholm, art teacher
