SHELBYVILLE, IL. —
More than 350 area teens were awarded prizes, amounting to $8,000, for their art, music, creative writing and video projects. The awards were announced at the Body Electric Arts & Health Festival on May 1 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.
“What a great show!” Gaye Harrison, Body Electric coordinator said. It was the seventh biennial festival, which has been held at Sarah Bush Lincoln since 1999. The 2011 festival was the largest ever, with more than 245 projects on exhibit in the galleries and 14 videos, which were shown on large screens in the theater.
All participants will receive a monetary award along with a certificate, presented at their high school's year-end assembly. Awards include Participation Award, Honorable Mention, Merit Award, Grand Merit Award and Director's Award. Projects receiving the highest honor, the Grand Merit Award, will be included in the 2011-12 tour to schools throughout East Central Illinois. Merit Award and Honorable Mention projects may also be included in the tour. In addition, the Director's Award is presented to projects that may have been overlooked by the judges, but are considered to be excellent examples of the best prevention arts projects this year.
Projects and students from the Shelby County area receiving awards include:
Central A&M
Grand Merit: Shattered Dreams, by Danny Burrus and Travis Trudeau
Merit Award: Defining Moment, by Will Stryker; Domestic Violence, by Kelley Cottrill; One in Twelve, by Morgan McCoy; Was It Worth It, by Rachael Gouchenover
Honorable Mention: Before and After, by Stephanie Rowecliff; Don’t Be a DoDo, by Austin Cline; Don’t Text and Drive, by Bekah Hankins; Emotions, by Cassie Kinney; Hemp Necklace, by Faith Shuck
Shelbyville
Grand Merit: From Day One, by Abbie Watton
Merit Award: Texting & Driving Is Not Child's Play, by Kaitlyn Ogden
Honorable Mention: Spiral to Hope, by Tori Nacke; Worth Living For, by Rylee Elzer
Participation Award: You're Not Alone, by Jessica Reider
Shelbyville Pathways
Grand Merit: Life Questions, by Mercedes Welker
Stewardson-Strasburg
Merit Award: Learn And Live, by Geozeph Ewida; Monkey See…Monkey Do, by Seth McDonald, Nick Esslinger and Anthony Moran; The Princess Gets Her Wish, by Chelsea Wheat; Time To Wait, by Kayla Mummel and Nichole Waldorf; What We Are Made Of, by Geozeph Ewida; You Are Beautiful, by Roxy Manhart
Honorable Mention: 25 Things To Do…Other Than Have Sex, by Zach Curtis & Harley Strong; Dog Is Watching, by Ethan McDonald; The “Perfect” Boyfriend, by Destiny Giles and Kirsten Davis
Participation Award: Make Yourself Proud, by Angela Vonderheide, Kaci Blythe and Jennifer Fulk
Body Electric is supported by a coalition comprised of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Eastern Illinois University, WEIU TV, the Regional Office of Education, Paris Community Hospital and Lake Land College. Funding is provided by the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation, Employees of Sarah Bush Lincoln, Paris Community Hospital, and the Illinois Department of Human Services. For more information on Body Electric programs, please call toll free 888-550-7464.
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May 12, 2011
Body Electric Arts & Health Festival Awards Announced
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