Biodiversity Contest
BHS has submitted 50 entries to a national art/photography contest celebrating biodiversity. The intent of the contest is to get kids outside, looking at the plants and animals found in nature. No pets, dogs, cats, horses, or farm animals could be depicted. This contest is sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service, The Department of Fish and Game, and The World Wildlife Fund, among others. Over 5,000 entries were submitted nationally!
While it would be exciting if someone from our school placed in the contest – which means competing with high school students as well – we celebrate the diverse and creative body of work created by our students all through the year. Even though this is the most entries we've ever been able to submit to a contest, it still was quite a challenge to choose from the large number of excellent art and photography pieces that did fit the specific criteria.
These are the student entries, in order of appearance in this article:
Artwork:
Asia Fuqua, Joseph Torry
Valentina Vinuela
Marshall Needham, Mark Lee, Claire MacCraken, Liza Luchinski, Carl Lee, Thomas Matthew, John Conte, Sasha Stern
Natalie Duda, Amber Peters, Danielle Spira, Grace Pecheck, Danielle Ciccel, Riley Mei Small
Elijah Lindgren
Vanessa Keushkerian, Garrett Miller, John Monday, Joey Wahl
Jaxson Harrah, Ryan Browning
Amanda Sussman, Sofia Palacios, Josh Stent, Charlie Tamm, Wakelin McNeel
Elliot Lim
Photography:
Brandon Edmonds, Spencer Lestz, Cole Schwartz, Etienne Forte, Sophie Stein,
Jacob Castro, Sascha Walden, Ryan MacDonald, Wil Harris, Ariel Baruch, Damon Berry,
Amber Darbouze, Sophia Stallone, Enzo Scardapane, Rene Kvistad,
Pieter Keushkerian, Tara Rezapour, Quintin Edward, Gabriel Stithem.
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These are the student entries, in order of appearance in this article:
Artwork:
Asia Fuqua, Joseph Torry
Valentina Vinuela
Marshall Needham, Mark Lee, Claire MacCraken, Liza Luchinski, Carl Lee, Thomas Matthew, John Conte, Sasha Stern
Natalie Duda, Amber Peters, Danielle Spira, Grace Pecheck, Danielle Ciccel, Riley Mei Small
Elijah Lindgren
Vanessa Keushkerian, Garrett Miller, John Monday, Joey Wahl
Jaxson Harrah, Ryan Browning
Amanda Sussman, Sofia Palacios, Josh Stent, Charlie Tamm, Wakelin McNeel
Elliot Lim
Photography:
Brandon Edmonds, Spencer Lestz, Cole Schwartz, Etienne Forte, Sophie Stein,
Jacob Castro, Sascha Walden, Ryan MacDonald, Wil Harris, Ariel Baruch, Damon Berry,
Amber Darbouze, Sophia Stallone, Enzo Scardapane, Rene Kvistad,
Pieter Keushkerian, Tara Rezapour, Quintin Edward, Gabriel Stithem.
Located in Los Angeles, CA, Berkeley Hall School is a private, coeducational school for students in preschool through grade 8. Rigorous academics in a supportive atmosphere and grounded character development allow students to become fearless scholars and conscientious citizens - gain a love of learning, leadership with social responsibility, creativity with moral integrity, and self-esteem with compassion for others and the environment.