Photo by Evan Bevins Williamstown High School junior Luise Band, right, discusses her entry in Wood County Schools’ Art Expressions Art Show with Parkersburg South High School senior Elisa Maresca Sunday after an awards ceremony at the Parkersburg Art Center. Both are exchange students, Maresca from Italy and Band from Germany. The Art Expressions Art Show displayed the work of approximately 200 Wood County Schools students, from third-graders to high school seniors, at the Parkersburg Art Center.

PARKERSBURG — Wood County Schools’ Art Expressions exhibit wrapped up Sunday at the Parkersburg Art Center with the announcement of awards.

Approximately 200 students, from third-graders to high school seniors across the district’s schools, had work displayed in the event, said Kay Mason, who coordinated the show.

“It represents pretty much the entire county,” she said.

Mason said participation was up this year compared to last, which she attributed to having an in-person event again, rather than virtual like last year’s, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The winners, by grade, were:

12th

* First — Harper Lawrence, Parkersburg High School.

* Second — Mikayla Bryan, Parkersburg South High School.

* Third — Kandi Alltop, South.

11th

* First — Ellie Roberts, PHS.

* Second — Rylee Waggoner, South.

* Third — Kamryn Sallee, South.

10th

* First — Nate McPeak, PHS.

* Second — Hannah Vanlue, South.

* Third — Anna Ware, South.

Ninth

* First — Samantha McKinney, South.

* Second — Jillian Ward, PHS.

* Third — Emily Winter, PHS.

Eighth

* First — Riley Kerns, Edison Middle School.

* Second — Dharma Dillon-Fountaine, Edison.

* Third — Rylinn Stull, Hamilton Middle School.

Seventh

* First — Alaina Parsons, Jackson Middle School.

* Second — Izzy Earley, Edison.

* Third — Savannah Burdick, Edison.

Sixth

* First — Aleah Gibson, Blennerhassett Middle School.

* Second — Analeigh Bennett, Edison.

* Third — Cheyanne Rummer, Jackson.

Fifth

* First — Aleena Johnson, Williamstown Elementary School.

* Second — Mia Butterford, Emerson Elementary School.

* Third — Jensyn Stump, Williamstown.

Fourth

* First — Kennedy Curtis, Jefferson Elementary Center.

* Scond — Jace Riffle, Vienna Elementary School.

* Third — Gracie Uhl, Neale Elementary School.

Third

* First — Zaikiyah Jackson, Jefferson.

* Second — Brooklyn Pando, Jefferson.

* Third — Hazel Flowers, Jefferson.

Those attending Sunday voted for the People’s Choice award, which went to Brayden Stephens of Jackson Middle School.