Several Pendleton High School students have worked hard and won awards at recent competitions.

 TSA (Technology Student Association)

Students from both PHS Engineering and PHS Digital and Media Arts compete in TSA competitions throughout the year. Students recently competed in February at the competition for Promotional Design at the Boardman BMCC Campus. Pendleton had nine competitors in the event and fifteen total competitors from three regional high schools. The competition was to create three different promotional designs, plus a portfolio cover for the Oregon State TSA Conference that will be held in April.

• Laura Ward (Sophomore) won 1st Place for her Promotional Design for TSA. Ward’s designs included a poster, T-shirt, and button design.

EOU Regional High School Art Show

Each year in late February, EOU organizes its Regional High School Art Show, hosted in the Nightingale Gallery, displaying artwork from 13 regional high schools. The following PHS students were awarded:

• Atlas Garcia (Junior) won the PCA Promise Award, a $100 cash prize.
• Paige Erickson (Senior) won Honorable Mention

Pendleton Center for the Arts (PCA) Poster Contest

This year, Pendleton Center for the Arts hosted its poster contest design in conjunction with the Eastern Oregon Climate Change Coalition to promote climate change awareness. The following PHS students received awards:

• Viviana Martinez (Senior) won 1st place, a $500 cash prize.
• Jubilee Morrison (Junior) won 2nd place, a $300 cash prize.
• Mollie Waterworth (Junior) won Honorable Mention, a $100 cash prize.

Pendleton Center for the Arts Open Regional Photography Exhibit

PHS art students submitted 18 photographs for the teen section of PCA’s Regional Photography Exhibit in early March. The following students received these awards:

• Tori Estrada (Senior) won Teen First for “Grandma and Her Room”
• Laura Ward (Sophomore) won Teen Third for “Fog”
• Atlas Garcia (Junior) won Honorable Mention for “Man Made Stars”

Abbey Prevot, PHS Visual Arts & CTE Teacher, said the recent awards represent the hard work and talent of these high school students. “I am very proud of all the students who participated in these competitions and excited to see the award-winning students recognized for their dedication and skill,” Prevot said.

Pendleton TSA promotional design group.

Viviana Martinez PCA poster – 1st place.

Paige Erickson EOU honorable mention.

Jubilee Morrison PCA poster – 2nd place.

Mollie WAtersworth PCA honorable mention poster.

Laura Ward TSA – 1st place.

Laura Ward TSA promotional design.