We couldn’t be more excited about the incredible response to our 2023 ESS Art Contest, themed “If you could take a school field trip anywhere, where would you go?” We received more than 1600 submissions from K-12 students throughout the country!
Seven ESS judges scored each piece in the categories of artistic and technical skill, originality, adherence to theme and requirements, unique approach, and creativity of title. Based on the highest average scores, we’ve narrowed it down to the top five finalists of each grade group (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12).
Now it’s your turn to get involved and vote for your favorites! The finalists’ pieces are posted to our Facebook and Instagram pages in no particular order. Each “like” received on the original post during the voting period of April 10th – 16th counts as an additional point toward that piece’s score.
The student from each group with the highest score (combining the internal judges and social media likes) will be announced on Wednesday, April 19th.
Grade Group: 9-12 Finalists:
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- Baylee Adams (16), Unicoi County High School, TN: “Exploring the Unthinkable”
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- Alexander Weldon (18), Maple Shade High School, NJ: “Field Trip to Atlantis”
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- Jaxon Kerby (17), Bixby High School, OK: “Trip to Le Paris”
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- Sherry Yang (18), Live Oak High School, LA: “Agricultural Era”
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- Tuong-Vy Athena Phan (15), Chatham School Of Science and Engineering, NC: “Nostalgia Saigon”
Grade Group: 6-8 Finalists:
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- Alice Lim (13), River Valley Middle School, IN: “Field Trip to Cambodia”
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- Brynn McMurtrey (13), Pleasant Grove Junior High School, UT: “Trip to Paris”
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- Prakriti Balu (13), Cuthbertson Middle School, NC: “Godly Time Travel”
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- C. Ward (12), Indian Mound Middle School, WI: “Aquarium Trip”
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- Shiyin Wang (13), Mayfair Laboratory School, LA: “Into The Persistence of Memory”
Grade Group: 3-5 Finalists:
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- Amy Wang (8), Buchanan Elementary School, LA: “Monopoly Field Trip”
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- Lucas Jing (9), Wescott School, IL: “A Field Trip into the Future”
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- Aliyah Mohamed (10), Manara Academy District, TX: “My Paris Field Trip”
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- Jacob Li (10), Live Oak Elementary School, LA: “Protect the Earth”
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- Antian He (9), Wildwood Elementary School, LA: “A Field Trip to the Underground Kingdom”
Grade Group: K-2 Finalists:
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- Shashank Sakthikumar (7), Kelly Mill Elementary, GA: “Time Travel to Cretaceous Period”
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- Bryce Cao (7), Green Hope Elementary School, NC: “Adventurous Underground Exploration”
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- Yu-Tang Yin (7), Beverly Cheatham Elementary School, TX: “Trip to Mars”
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- Carson Chan (6), Isbell Elementary, TX: “Ocean Theme Park”
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- Kyle Wang (7), Buchanan Elementary School, LA: “Amazing Adventure”
Good luck to all finalists of the 2023 ESS Art Contest!