Author: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Friday, April 29, 2011

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Cover of the 2011-2012 calendar

Art teachers submitted 201 entries representing their students’ best work for the annual calendar art contest in Fayette County Public Schools.

Volunteers from the local arts community judged the pieces, and the winners were unveiled April 28 during the first of two receptions at The Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center.

The 2011-2012 district calendar and family handbook will feature the artwork of 14 students:

Cover: Luke Francis, Bryan Station High, grade 12.

August: Alonna Potts, Garden Springs Elementary, grade 3.

September: Luis Alcala, Lansdowne Elementary, grade 5.

October: Sara Arthur-Paratley, Bryan Station High, grade 9.

November: Elizabeth Abner, Edythe J. Hayes Middle, grade 7.

December: Kara Bethel, SCAPA at Bluegrass, grade 7.

January: Olivia Rippetoe, Morton Middle, grade 8.

February: Vanessa Martinez-Rodriguez, William Wells Brown Elementary, Early Start.

March: Allie Thomas, Lafayette High, grade 11.

April: Joe Nelson, Martin Luther King Academy, grade 7.

May: Lana Newkirk, Liberty Elementary, grade 2.

June: William Ding, Meadowthorpe Elementary, grade 3.

July: Olivia Cathers, Cassidy Elementary, grade 1.

August 2012: Marie-Veronique Poirier, Paul Laurence Dunbar High, grade 11.

All students and employees in the district will receive a calendar in August when school starts. Additional copies (in English and Spanish) will be available at “It’s About Kids” Support Services, 701 E. Main St.

For questions about the calendar or the contest, call Heidi Reihing at (859) 381-4794.