Some of the best high school artists across several disciplines that you have seen over the past year were honored Sunday by the Sturgeon Bay Breakfast Rotary. Twenty students from Southern Door, Sevastopol, Gibraltar, and Sturgeon Bay high schools were recognized for their contributions during the 21st Annual Rotary Fine Arts Awards of Excellence. Teachers at all five Door County high schools could nominate students in the areas of instrumental music, choral music, visual arts, drama, forensics, and journalism. We have the award winners and their disciplines listed below:
- Sevastopol: Lucas Apsey (Choral Music), Teagan Ellefson (Journalism), Scott Derkez (Art), Reese Schauske (Instrumental Music), and Sean Eicher (Drama)
- Gibraltar: Thelonious “Theo” Goode (Instrumental Music), Nick Davis (Choral Music), Bekka Porter (Drama), Emerson Lecy (Forensics), and Makenzie Koehler (Journalism)
- Southern Door: Beyounce Hernandez (Instrumental Music), Zachery Rhoads (Choral Music), Gary Barta (Drama), Michael Nessinger (Forensics), Emily Purdy (Art), and Amanda Austin (Journalism)
- Sturgeon Bay: Rayna Hoffman (Art), Ainsley Stephan (Instrumental Music), Noelia Sanchez Rodriquez (Choral Music), and Ian Clay Estes (Drama)
