St. Peter`s Boasts More National Art Contest Winners

St. Peter`s Boasts More National Art Contest Winners

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St. Peter’s Boasts More National Art Contest Winners
Flag Day contest, sponsored by Catholic Life Insurance, lists winning entries as
“judges’ favorites”
(July 8, 2011) St. Peter’s Memorial School once again has two more art contest winners to add
to its roster of champions. Both 1st grader Mauricio Vidaurri and 3rd grader Luis Angel Campos
won second place in their respective categories in the Catholic Life Insurance 2011 Flag Day
Poster Contest. The annual contest celebrates the American flag.
“This is such an honor for our school and for these students, who worked especially hard to
create such masterpieces that not only incorporated the theme of the contest, but also
demonstrate the values and incorporate the many lessons they receive here at St. Peter’s,” said
Dr. Linda Marie Garcia Mitchell, principal of the historic 77-year old school.
This year, the contest asked contestants to draw their favorite place in the United States, while
incorporating the flag into the drawing.
Mauricio’s entry showed a happy scene in a backyard pool, with the artist and his cousin
swimming in the pool, reflecting the flag, and his mother perched on the pool ledge, holding a
glass of lemonade, while an American flag on the flag pole, cast its shadow on the house. With
an amazing detail for scale and color, Mauricio captured the images, done in map pencil and
markers in lively fashion as they jump off the page in a celebration of family and the flag.
Mauricio’s favorite place depicts his grandmother’s house in Laredo, where he enjoys swimming
and being with his family. Aside from drawing and painting, Mauricio plays soccer, competes in
tae kwon do and is in a math club.
Third grader Luis had a dazzling, 3-D inspired entry that represented his favorite family vacation
spot: South Padre Island. The painting, done in acrylic and water color, showcases a solitary,
yet colorful beach chair and towel on the beach, complete with seashells and star fish, and at
closer inspection, a texture that makes the sand on the beach seem real, gritty and sparkly, just
like the sand on the beach. Tied to the chair is a kite, a kite in the shape of the United States
represented by the American flag. The kite is literally flying off the page, as the strings holding
the kite is black yarn fastened to the chair and the kite, which is raised slightly, giving it the real
look of blowing in the wind. The kite itself had an amazing artistic approach, made of a
newspaper basket-weave design, and then painted in rich red , white and blue acrylic paint,
making the flag colors a very dominant feature of the picture. However, it is the bejeweled stars
attached to the flag that catch the light and shine, adding the finishing touch to the painted scene
and transporting one instantly to a real beach.
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Luis, who also enjoys drawing and painting, credits his art teacher at St. Peter’s with helping him
to improve in his artwork. He enjoys playing video games, with his dog and being outside on his
scooter or playing basketball.
Mauricio won 2nd place in Division A: K-1st; Luis won 2nd place in Division B: 2nd-3rd.
Mauricio attended the award ceremony in San Antonio on June 14 and was really excited and
proud to be represented among the 18 winners selected from the 640 entries from Texas,
Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Oklahoma. At the ceremony, Luis
was impressed by the huge American flag that was flown, as well as the patriotic band that was
playing. He was called to the stage where he was presented with a certificate and a $100 check,
as well as a T-shirt. Luis, who did not receive his award letter in time to attend, also received a
certificate, a $100 check and a T-shirt. His entry, along with his classmate’s and the other
winners will be published in a magazine.
St. Peter’s Memorial School is one of the oldest Catholic schools in Laredo. First established in
1925, the school was run under the auspices of the Ursuline Sisters until 1968, and then the
Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco. Now part of the Catholic Diocese of Laredo, the school
offers classes from level K3 through 8th grade and typically serves approximately 150 students
each year.
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