The Lake Travis school board is pleased to recognize more than 30 students representing five Lake Travis elementary school campuses who received outstanding honors April 22 as part of the 2023 Texas Elementary Art Meet, or TEAM. Sponsored by the Texas Art Education Association, TEAM is the elementary level competition of the Visual Arts Scholastic Event, or VASE. Each student earned the highest rating of 3, and four students received a Top TEAM award for artwork which placed among the top 10% of all entries across the state.
Lake Pointe Elementary School students include (not all are pictured, not pictured in order) Blair Burkett - 4th Grade; Jacob Dart - 4th Grade; Ruby Hales - 5th Grade; Keena Iyer - 5th Grade; Quinn Matthews - 1st Grade; Asha Rao - 5th Grade; and Sophie Budwin - 4th Grade. Alissa Tilford is the art teacher at Lake Pointe Elementary School.
Lake Travis Elementary School students include (not all are pictured, not pictured in order) Heidi Antonio - 1st Grade; Jacob Arroyo - 5th Grade; Harper Barrera - 1st Grade; Greyson Briggs - 2nd Grade; Sawyer Briggs - Kinder; Camila Canales - 3rd Grade; Karla Classen - 3rd Grade; Isla Cummings - Kinder; Lylah Jones - 4th Grade; Rowan Lee - 2nd Grade; Jeikin Perdomo - 5th Grade; and Piper Wood - 4th Grade. Kayla Koslow is the art teacher at Lake Travis Elementary School.
Lakeway Elementary School students include (not pictured in order) Finn Bunnell - Kinder; Chloe Colwell - 3rd Grade; Aaleyah Harris - 1st Grade ; Jack James - 4th Grade; Kyle Peterson - 5th Grade; and Emma Sykes - 2nd Grade. Kristen Blauvelt is the art teacher at Lakeway Elementary School.
West Cypress Hills Elementary School students include (not all are pictured, not pictured in order) Beau Black - 4th Grade; Caroline Cain - 3rd Grade; Keilana Garcia - 1st Grade; Gavin Last - Kinder; Mila Poole - 5th Grade; and Lilly Rocha - 3rd Grade. Megan Dunn is the art teacher at West Cypress Hills Elementary School.
Serene Hills Elementary School students include (not all are pictured, not pictured in order) Addy Brough - 2nd Grade; Ainsley Dalrymple - 3rd Grade; Easton Duck - 1st Grade; Ally Kampen - 5th Grade; Parker Sexton - Kinder; and Aughtry Shelton - 4th Grade. Haley Blanton is the art teacher at Serene Hills Elementary School (not pictured). Shannon Gill is the District's Director of Fine Arts (pictured far right with students).
The Lake Travis school board is pleased to recognize students from Bee Cave and Hudson Bend middle schools who earned the highest rating of 4 and corresponding awards at the Jr. VASE Regional Event held May 6 in Round Rock. A program of the Texas Art Education Association, Jr. VASE is a visual arts event recognizing student artwork in grades 6-8.
Students include (not all are pictured, not pictured in order) Charlotte Ahrendt - BCMS; Amara Ali - BCMS; Amelia Andrews - HBMS; Lyla Barker - BCMS; Saxon Beltran - BCMS; Sadie Brecheen - HBMS; Roslyn Charap - BCMS; Hannah Cohn - HBMS; Reya Harrington - HBMS; Pidge Jagodik - BCMS; Emma James - BCMS; Rayna Jiang - BCMS; Chloe Manthrope - HBMS; Karissa Mazuelos - HBMS; Keira Nelson - BCMS; Bridgette Palma - BCMS; Hazel Papandrea - BCMS; Madison Paynter - BCMS; Henry Roberts - HBMS; Devansi Vuta - BCMS; and Brewer White - HBMS.
Middle school art teachers are Aaron Forgey - BCMS; Robin Garcia - HBMS; Michele Gavin - HBMS; and Shawna Martin - BCMS.
The Lake Travis school board is pleased to recognize students from Lake Travis High School who earned three Gold Seals and 16 medals at state Visual Arts Scholastic Event, better known as VASE.
Students include (not all are pictured, not pictured in order) Hailey Anson - state medalist; Kiran Baburajendran; Spring Berryhill; Leo Block - state medalist; Elizabeth Cobb; Avery Ebersol - state medalist; Brigid Finley; Mehil Gupta - state medalist; Abril Irus - state medalist; Luis Izaguirre - state medalist; Erin Jackson - Gold Seal, state medalist; Allegra Koberg - Gold Seal, state medalist; Cambria Livingston - state medalist; Adair Mahan - state medalist; Thomas Meigs - Gold Seal, state medalist; Regan Moore; Eliana Murphy - state medalist; Karina Roana-Aguilera; Sofia Standish - state medalist; and Evan Standley.
Additionally, Demetra Frantzen and Keaton White have been recognized as National Medalists under the 2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. According to the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, these students have been identified by panels of creative professionals as the most talented young artists and writers in the nation.
Lake Travis High School art teachers are Amber Forgey, Bohye Na, Jennifer Nowzaradan, Elizabeth Smetana, Caleigh Taylor, and Diane Wrinkle.
The Lake Travis school board is pleased to recognized students from Lake Travis High School who competed at the HOSA Future Health Professionals 2023 State Leadership Conference held March 28-30 in Round Rock. Formerly known as Health Occupations Students of America, HOSA is an international career and technical education student-led organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. HOSA’s mission is to empower future health professionals to become leaders in the global health community, through education, collaboration, and experience.
Lake Travis High School students who participated at state-level competition include (not all are pictured, not pictured in order) Shreyas Durga - Sports Medicine; Shashvath Iyer - Medical Spelling; Ananya Rajanala - Family Medicine; Callie Roth - Clinical Nursing; and Anya Vikram - Service Award.
With his 2nd Place win, Shreyas has qualified to compete at the HOSA International Leadership Conference to be held June 21-24 in Dallas. Additionally, Anya is currently completing the requirements for recognition as a recipient of The Barbara James Service Award. The award provides HOSA students with an opportunity to become contributing members of their communities by performing volunteer service related to health. To date, Anya has completed more than 100 hours of volunteer service.
KC George (pictured center with students) is the faculty sponsor for Lake Travis High School HOSA.
The Lake Travis school board is pleased to recognize seven students from Lake Travis High School who earned awards as Finalists—including two Grand Award trophies—at DECA’s 2023 International Career Development Conference held April 21-26 in Orlando, FL.
Students receiving recognition at the international level include (not pictured in order) Tihar Islam - Virtual Business Challenge Fashion, 1st Place in the World; Hanna Ngo - Virtual Business Challenge Fashion, 3rd Place in the World; Hanny Ngo - Virtual Business Challenge Fashion, 3rd Place in the World; Dhilan Shah - Top 10 Principles of Finance; Allen Vargheese - Top 10 Personal Financial Literacy/Top Performer in a Role Play; Andy Villeda - Top 10 Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling; and Andrew Yun - Top 20 Food Marketing Series/Top Performer in a Role Play/High Testing Score. Also pictured (fourth from left) is Michelle Antony, newly-elected DECA District 5 President.
Additionally, Jill Oates (pictured far right)—Career and Technology Education teacher and one of two DECA advisors at Lake Travis High School—has been named the 2022-2023 Texas DECA Association Advisor of the Year. The award recognizes one advisor who goes above and beyond in their support of business/marketing education and DECA at their local campus. Tracey Griffith (pictured far left)—fellow Career and Technology Education teacher and DECA co-advisor at Lake Travis High School—received DECA’s Outstanding Service Award. The award recognizes industry leaders, chapter advisors, and CTE administrators who have provided valuable insight and made a lasting impact on Texas DECA. Overall, Ms. Griffith has contributed 30 years of service to Texas DECA.
The Lake Travis school board is pleased to recognize the Lake Travis Mountain Bike team for winning the 2023 Texas Interscholastic Mountain Bike League state championship April 30 during the Lonestar Finale at Bluff Creek Ranch in Warda, Texas. The team has earned three titles in a row and its seventh state championship since the 2011-2012 season.
Team members include (not all are pictured, not pictured in order) Jack Bauer, Jack Bledsoe, Samantha Campbell, Anthony Choudhry, Grant, Drummond, Tristan Evans, Jamie Ezell, Carson Faulk, Jack Foster, Parker Grovatt, Justin Guyah, Hannah Hale, Harrison Hale, Kaeden Hanly, Levi Hays, Jacob Hensley, Dawson Justus, Kyle Judd, Sanjay Karthik, Aria Koberg, Trajan Koberg, Samuel Malcolm, Zeke Martinez, Dustin McCarty, Isaac Might, Emily Mikolaycik, Ethan Mikolaycik, Cohen Moncada, Oliver Morabbi, Michael Moyer, Lily Osborne, Christian Ozuna, Matthew Ozuna, Eshaan Patel, Everett Perkins, Luke Pritchett, Owen Remlinger, Tyler Richter, Izzy Spencer, Isabella Taylor, Madelyn Teshler, Christina Trimble, Luka Vukmirica, Ethan Watson, Grace Woods, Catherine Young, and Landon Yule.
Yuri Teshler is the head coach of the Lake Travis Mountain Bike team.
