Artist Statement: "Everybody is good at different things and they like different things. But sometimes they like some of the same things. Friends can teach each other. For example, Caden in my class can teach anyone to listen very well. When we all work together we can help lots of people. I like that we are all a little bit different. Everyone is good. That’s what makes us great!"
Grade: 1
Category: Visual Arts
Artist Statement: "I am hopeful because every day animals are getting new homes every day. When animals get new homes they get more love and they get more attention. I hope you give an animal a home"
Grade: 2
Category: Visual Arts
Artist Statement: "Stomp is an original dance routine performed by three sisters. Each sister is a different age. They all like to dance as a way to express themselves. The expression is a form of reflection and the three sisters doing the same dance is like a reflection in a mirror of ability at different levels."
Grade: 2
Category: Dance Choreography
Artist Statement: "At the top, it shows "sharing knowledge and helping" I was inspired by how my siblings and parents are always helping me and others. The one at the bottom shows "Encouragement and determination" and I actually inspired myself because I almost gave up near the middle and then remembered that I should keep doing everything is worth it. And on the left is displaying someone helping another person, and I thought this up because whenever, wherever I went I always saw someone getting brought back up mentally or physically.
Grade: 4
Category: Visual Arts
Artist Statement: "Being outside with my friends and family, working together, and seeing things grow gives me hope."
Grade 3:
Category: Visual Arts
Artist Statement: "I wrote this song because sometimes when I write music I really am in my happy place and I feel very calm. This song is about how hopeful I feel about music and how it can bring us together. Songs can be happy, sad, exciting, and so much more! I think of this song as happy it helps me feel hopeful and I hope you like it too!"
Grade: 5
Category: Music Composition
Artist Statement: A butterfly has a long life cycle, and it requires hope and persistence. The caterpillar didn't lose hope and tried again. Then the caterpillar managed to become a butterfly. So I am hopeful for ME to become a butterfly and emerge from my chrysalis. I am hopeful because I have a whole future ahead of me like the butterfly has been waiting for.
Grade: 3
Category: Film Production
Artist Statement: This is a story about my life and describes what has happened and why I am still hopeful about my future.
Grade: 4
Category: Literature
Artist Statement: I am hopeful because there are kind people in the world. If someone is mean to you and it keeps on happening, tell a friend or an adult.
Grade: 3
Category: Film Production
Artist Statement: I picked four colors of acrylic paint that I mixed with flotrol. I covered the canvas in white and then I poured the colors on. I blew the paint around with a straw to create a water scene. Then I wrote WATER in sharpie and outlined it with silver puffy paint. I decorated with beads and sequins. I created this water painting because I am hopeful that all people can have clean water. Everyone needs water to survive and have hope.
Grade: 3
Category: Visual Arts