Calhoun Air Center

Calhoun County Airport (KPKV) is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Calhoun Air Center Art Contest winners. The winners and family gathered at Calhoun County Airport on Saturday, November 20th for the local Art Contest’s Awards Ceremony. Entries were judged the week prior by the Port Lavaca Art Guild which were categorized into three age groups. First, second, third place and two honorable mentions were chosen in each. The 2012 theme was, “Silent Flight.”

“This year’s art contest theme, Silent Flight, gave the students a lot of latitude as to what they could base their submissions on, and the artwork that they came up with was truly impressive.” said FBO manager, Steve Plunkett. “Everything from serene hot air balloon landscapes to comic book styled scenes were present and I look forward to seeing how they do at the state level.”

The fifteen winners were awarded art kits and prizes specific to aviation. The airport’s local art contest is structured around The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) International Aviation Art Contest.

All of the 2011 entries will be submitted to the 2012 Texas Kid’s Aviation Art Calendar Contest which is designed to motivate and encourage children to study aeronautics, engineering and science. Each child will receive a participation certificate from TxDOT Aviation Division in spring 2012. Winners compete at a state, national and international level. Calhoun Air Center has submitted over 700 entries in the past three years from Calhoun County students.

The winners of the TxDOT International Aviation Art Contest will be announced by February 2012; winning contestants along with their family and teacher are invited to TxDOT’s Texas Aviation banquet which will be held on March 29, 2012 @ 6:30 pm at the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston, Texas. Following the state-level contest, winners will have their entries sent to be judged nationally.

3rd Annual Calhoun Air Center Art Contest Winners

Category I, Junior, Age 6 – 9

First place: Drake Dyes, Port O’Connor Elementary
Second place: Rene Griffith, Jackson Roosevelt Elementary
Third place: Kristen Pham, Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic School
Honorable Mention: Jonathan Garcia, HJM Elementary
Honorable Mention: Jenny Pham, Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic School

Category II, Intermediate, Age 10 – 13

First place: Will Ragusin, Travis Middle School
Second place: Michael Sanchez, Travis Middle School
Third place: Kieran Garcia, Jackson Roosevelt Elementary
Honorable Mention: Jocelyn Garcia, Travis Middle School
Honorable Mention: Rudy Aleman, Travis Middle School

Category III, Senior, Age 10 – 17

First place: Maria Celeste Reyes, Travis Middle School
Second place: Angel Navarrete, Calhoun High School
Third place: Brandon Sainz, Calhoun High School
Honorable Mention: Tori Amador, Calhoun High School
Honorable Mention: Rudy Flores, Calhoun High School

Judges:
Port Lavaca Art Guild: Nina Riley, Monique Morlan, Barbara Burkett and Gill Gilmore.