2025

Judges

7th Grade 2D: Alex Blondeau

7th Grade 3D: Naomi Ramona Schliesman

8th Grade 2D: Patricia Wahl

8th Grade 3D: Stacy Wendt

Digital Design: Mars Ness-Ludwig

Digital Photography: Jon Drews

Drawing: Kim Embretson

Fabric: Cassandra Lipson

Fiber Arts & Upcycle: Lavonne Beckler

Functional Ceramics: Jim Bjork

Painting: Sara Ronnevik

Sculpture: Lori Charest

Best of Show - Abstract Portrait, George Hildebrandt (pictured)

First Runner-Up - Typography Sandwich Drawing, Andrew Roosevelt

2nd Runner-Up - Balloon Dog Drawing, Jacob Southerland

3rd Runner-Up - Balloon Dog Drawing, Halle Price

Honorable Mentions:

• Monochromatic Winter Landscape, Kaitlin Lubben

• Abstract Expressionism, Merja Babic

• Pop Art Painting, Rue Koalska

Best of Show - Clay Dragon Eye, Amelia Turchin (pictured)

First Runner-Up - Clay Mug, Logan Gaustad

2nd Runner-Up - Clay Dragon Eye, Anika Sorum

3rd Runner-Up - Clay Dragon Eye, Halle Price

Honorable Mentions:

• Popsicle Stick Sculpture, Saphira Ochoa

• Popsicle Stick Sculpture, Daniel Fjestad

• Popsicle Stick Sculpture, Sarah Schroeder

Best of Show - Animals in Sweaters, Izabelle DeBlieck (pictured)

First Runner-Up - Mixed Media Pop Art Collage, Grace Klimek

2nd Runner-Up - Animals in Sweaters, Grace Klimek

3rd Runner-Up - Mixed Media Self Portrait, Elsie Moll

Honorable Mentions:

• Mixed Media Pop Art Collage, Sean Rufer

• Op Art Drawing, Brinley Harris

• Chalk Pastel Landscape, Brynn Pausch

Best of Show - Cake Box, Izabelle DeBlieck (pictured)

First Runner-Up - Abstract Sculpture, Mason Thompson

2nd Runner-Up - Cake Box, Lydia Oland

3rd Runner-Up - Abstract Sculpture, Ariana Jensen

Honorable Mentions:

• Cake Box, Grace Klimek

• Abstract, Brinley Harris

• Abstract, Brynn Pausch

• Cake Box, Aleythia Gerstmann

Best of Show - Lucky & Lu, Kara Morales (pictured)

First Runner-Up - The Face of a Fighter, Fatmina Sheikh

2nd Runner-Up - Noelle, Kara Morales

3rd Runner-Up - Puck's Flower, Maeve Rogers

Honorable Mentions:

• Puppy Love, Fatmina Sheikh

Best of Show - Lake Alice, Lyla Burud (pictured)

First Runner-Up - Mountain Reflection, Maggie McFarland

2nd Runner-Up - Jumping Around, Mia Olson

3rd Runner-Up - Polaroid Dog, Jace Ewert

Honorable Mentions:

• The Girl Who Was Colored, Bella Amaro

• Ghost of Kennedy High, Ethan Strande

• Enchanting Entrance, Emma Feigum

Best of Show - Hide & Seek, Danika Funkhouser (pictured)

First Runner-Up - Ariadne Bust, Maria Ricks

2nd Runner-Up - Polished, Kadence Robinson

3rd Runner-Up - Fabric Magazine Study, Ava Stumbo

Honorable Mentions:

• The Beach House, Kara Morales

• Cozy Little Place, Havilah McConn

• Figure, Alayna Jane Platt

• Halo Holder, Kiarra Gallagher

• Untitled, Stephanie Cloud

Best of Show - Curie Eleison, Marissa Holmbeck (pictured)

First Runner-Up - Sawtooth Star, Rose Chamoun

2nd Runner-Up - Teal Draping, Anna Sem

3rd Runner-Up - Pinkalicious, Riley Peterson

Honorable Mentions:

• Square Quilt, Grace Neuleib

• Midnight Blue, Rose Chamoun

• Sawtooth Star, Allyra Robertson

• White & Gold Draping, Kara Morales

Best of Show - Cute Cactus, Alexis Thoma (pictured)

First Runner-Up - Pink Petals, Maggie Greenagel

2nd Runner-Up - Yarn Hand Bag, Hailey Rudnick

3rd Runner-Up - Teddy the Turtle, Emma Systelien

Honorable Mentions:

• Rosie, Elle Severson

• Aurora Borealis, Violet McConn

• Lavender Forest, Danika Funkhouser

Best of Show - Sunset, Timothy Ekelund (pictured)

First Runner-Up - Tea for the Bug, Alayna Jane Platt

2nd Runner-Up - Floral Dinnerware Set, Ari Krueger

3rd Runner-Up - Speckled Donut with Chains, Hannah Horgen

Honorable Mentions:

• On the Fly, Jon Krava

• Coil Lid Container, Reese Thacker

• Bowls, Anna Schroeder

• 3 Piece Ocean Dinnerware Set, Myia Krensing

• 3 Mugs, 3 Plates, Jerzie Smith

Best of Show - Egret at Sunset, Ace Api (pictured)

First Runner-Up - Trees & Path, Anna Schroeder

2nd Runner-Up - Blue Light, Ace Api

3rd Runner-Up - Sunset, Mashayla Mau

Honorable Mentions:

• Rhino, Ilse Wandersee

• Winter Wonderland Morning, Havilah McConn

• Stranded in the Sunset, Taelynn Bokkers

• Prickly Mountains, Brynn Blondeau

• Earth Snake, Madison Karsten

• Late Summer Sunset, Indigo Mandan

Best of Show - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Hannah Horgen (pictured)

First Runner-Up - A Silver Lining, Fatmina Sheikh

2nd Runner-Up - Pink & Orange Volto, Shay Katzenmeyer

3rd Runner-Up - Simon & Wilson of the Meadow, Olivia Rogholt

Honorable Mentions:

• I Jest, Jack Green

• Butterfly Colombina, Violet McConn

• Venetian Carnival Mask, Brook Zierden

• Gatto Mask, Evelyn Wedll

• Snoopy in a Puffer, Esther Covington

• Strawberry Rattle, Cassie Wellman

• Cozy Winter, Ali Bredenberg

• Strawberry Rattle, Cassie Wellman

• Beauty & the Beast, Lyla Burud

• Princess & the Frog, Tally Clark

Best of Show - Hometown Denim Vest, Chloe Nelson (pictured)

First Runner-Up - Summer Ragtime Quilt, Payton Hanneman

2nd Runner-Up - Fashion Redesign, Rose Chamoun

3rd Runner-Up - Nike Splash Crewneck, Ella Dirkman

Honorable Mentions:

• Denim Design, Audrey Olson

• Flower Power, Maeve Rogers

• Pants, Shelby Danielson