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Jude Thole, Running out of Time. Graphite Pencil. Honorable Mention.
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Jude Thole, Running out of Time. Graphite Pencil. Honorable Mention.
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Jaclyn Pommrehm, Beautiful Peace. Scratchboard. Best of Category.
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Raina Rattay, Observant. Scratchboard. Honorable Mention.
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Koda Decker, Bee Flower. Unaltered Digital Photo Category. Best of Category
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Precious Banes. Stripped Death. Pen and Ink Category. Honorable Mention
On April 30th, 2026, Ames High held a student art conference where art creations were displayed in 13 categories and voted on for student choice, best of category, and honorable mention awards. MCHS, Ames, and Marshalltown all sent in 35 pieces. Out of the 27 total awards, MCHS was awarded 7 of them by a judge from Ames High. “I’m very proud of the hard work and dedication and amount of time that my kids put into their projects,” said Alison Dannen MCHS Art teacher, “I think the quality of their work of art compared to the other districts held its own. And I was happy to see seven of our works of art be recognized with ribbons.”
![Bass Clef Choir members Zion Ondoma, Henry Hansen, and Zerik Nicholson harmonize vocals while singing "Prayer of the Children". “[It’s] a piece dealing with the Bosnian conflicts of the ‘90s,” said Associate Director of Choral Activities Matthew Jensen, “but is applicable to what's happening today all over the world.” The students will perform the song during Large Group Contests in Cedar Falls in May.](https://riverhawkpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260414_111618-1200x554.jpg)
