Los Leones Student Arts Festival is celebrating its 27th anniversary. This family-oriented event will be held on Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and includes an art show and sale with thousands of pieces of high-quality student artwork by NISD students.
Admission is free and open to the public. There will be food, games, entertainment and fun for the whole family. Cash only will be accepted on site. The event will be held at O’Connor High School, 12221 Leslie RD, Helotes TX 78023.
Art exhibits open at 9:00 a.m. followed by the opening ceremony and awards program beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the Main Stage in the courtyard.
There will be three performance venues for performing artists. Auditorium will feature 9:00 Carnahan ES Choir, 9:20 Boone ES Choir, 9:40 Jordan MS Choir, 11:00 Leon Springs ES, 11:20 Tomlinson ES Choir, 11:40 Howsman ES Choir, 12:00 Leon Valley ES Percussion, 12:20 Clark HS Jazz Choir, 12:40 Hobby & Rawlinson MS Choir, 1:00 Stinson MS Theatre, 1:20 Jefferson MS Theatre, 1:40 O’Connor HS Theatre
The Courtyard Area will feature 9:00 Burke ES Choir, 9:30 Stevens HS Jazz Band, 11:15 Brandeis Jazz Combo, 12:00 Rhodes ES Choir, 12:30 Stevens HS Jazz Band 1, 1:20 O’Connor HS Jazz Band
The Cafeteria will feature 9:00 Hobby Dance, 9:15 Rawlinson Dance, 9:30 Jay Dance, 9:45 Neff Dance, 11:00 Brandeis Ballet, 11:15 Stinson Dance, 11:30 May ES Sapphires, 11:45 Stevenson Dance, 12:00 Holmes Dance, 12:15 Ross Dance, 12:30 Luna MS, 12:45 Rayburn Dance, 1:00 Marshall Dance, 1:15 Rudder Dance, 1:30 Stevens Dance, 1:45 Garcia Dance
In addition, there will be a large variety of food booths, food trucks, art demonstrations, Actors, our very own Northside Museum, CTE students, ChalkFest, plus much more. There is plenty to do for the entire family.
The festival will once again include Transformational Treasures (version of Flea Market Flip). Teams of Fine Art teachers will create a product using recycle items. The final products will be judged and auctioned off and the proceeds will benefit the Marcy Meffert Art Scholarship to be awarded to a Northside Art student who will be majoring in art.
This year’s grand prize winner in the publicity contest is Alexa Cooper, an eighth-grade student at Zachry Middle School. His winning art, titled “Fine Arts Extravaganza” will be featured on the publicity poster and event t-shirt. His art teacher is Rachael Acosta.
Other winners include:
Elementary category: Sofia Ehterami, first place, Aue ES; Savannah Reyes, second place, Burke ES; and Natalie Padel, third place, Steubing ES.
Middle School category: Addison Guevara, first place, Stevenson MS; Savannah Perez, second place, Zachry MS; and Aylin Gomez Jimenez, third place, Folks MS.
High School category: Hayden Lopez, first place, Harlan HS; Iliana Garay, second place, Holmes HS; and Rachel Bernard, third place, Stevens HS.
The inspiration and collaboration of former Leon Valley Mayor Marcy Meffert, NISD Former Director of Partnerships Bonnie Ellison and Former NISD Fine Arts Director James Miculka, Los Leones was developed to encourage student artists and help them to learn “the business of art,” while establishing an active arts community in the city of Leon Valley.
Judges from the community will select their personal “pick of show” awarding $25 prizes in the categories of elementary, middle, and high school art.
The event is a partnership of the city of Helotes, Northside ISD, and the Northside Education Foundation and showcases the artwork of numerous Northside students, teachers, and visiting artists.
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