BG art, PACE students do well in competition

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During its monthly meeting Tuesday, the Bowling Green Board of Education recognized nearly four dozen
students for their accomplishments.
Elementary, middle school and high school art teachers listed students who did well in Youth Art Month
(YAM) and Young People’s Art Exhibit; and PACE students were honored for their accomplishments in the
Perennial Math competition.
Xavier Scott, a second-grader at Kenwood Elementary, took second place in the statewide YAM flag contest.

Timothy Kleman, in 11th grade, took first place in the high school division. Dorothy Gonzales, also in
the 11th grade, took third place. Harper Craft, in 11th grade, took honorable mention. Crim Elementary
third-grader Jackson Bauer and BGMS seventh-grader Gabrielle Ross won exhibitor status.
Olivia Stockus, a fifth-grader at Kenwood, had her piece picked to exhibit in the Young People’s Art
Exhibit.
Both art events are part of Ohio’s Youth Art Month in March, and are sponsored by the Ohio Art Education
Association.
Artwork appears in many downtown store fronts, including Ben Franklin, Grounds for Thought and its
roaster site, Waddington Jewelers, Aardvark, Main Street Photo, with more on display for this week’s Art
Walk.
For PACE, which focuses on gifted students in grades 3-6, both the rookie team and the intermediate team
won a plaque in the math competition, which consists of four monthly tests beginning in November and
ending in February. Each test has six questions and takes 30 minutes to complete.
A plaque is given to teams that score in the top 10 percent of each grade level worldwide; both BG teams
won plaques. The rookie team is for grades 3-4 and the intermediate team is for grades 5-6.
There among more than 7,000 students competing worldwide in 35 countries, Weaver said.
The plaques are a worldwide award because BG’s top 10 percent teams’ scores are figured in with all the
other students competing.
The minimum score needed for the rookie team was 138; BG scored 146.
For the intermediate team, the minimum score needed was 155; BG scored 194, according to teacher Laura
Weaver.
"I never thought we’d get a plaque, let alongetwo," Weaver said.
For the rookie team, Aaron Partin and Michael Elko tied for having the highest cumulative score for a
team. Daniel Schuman and Eli Marx tied for the highest score among third-graders.
Other rookie team members include Maci Reza, Bindi Hoskay, Duncan Schultz, Abby Utz, Jonas Kendrick,
Mahaska Stiegler, Benjamin Bates, Julie Becker, Baye Highhouse, Lauren Goberman, Chloe Sands, Daniel
Rieske, Elsa Concannon and Amrita Drummer.
For the intermediate team, Jordan Schuman earned the highest cumulative score the second year in a row.
Ethan Brown earned the highest score for sixth-graders. Gabe Mott got the highest score for a
fourth-grader competing on a grades 5-6 team.
Additional students on the intermediate team include Asa Lanning, Bob Walters, Nathan Hart, Madi Nannini,
Eli Smith, Ethan Chou, Leanne Hershberger, Hallie Webb, Alex Landgraf, Almah-Luce Drummer, Josiah Bates,
Leela Cromwell, Kiki Schempf, Elijah Kendrick, Luke Park, Cyrus Koogan, Miriam Yun, Julian Watkins, and
Manita Ohja.

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