Student artists from San Marcos High School distinguished themselves in the annual state Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) in Houston recently. The following students received the top rating, thereby earning All-State honors: VASE All-State

Amy Marlow, 2 pieces

Chase Baker

Kaitlin Jiral

Jessie Plotts

Megan Vasquez

Leslie Ybarra

Shane McBryde

Adriana Medrano

In addition, Leslie Ybarra received the top honor awarded at the meet: Gold Seal recognition. Her work will be part of a state-wide traveling Gold Seal exhibit of the top 122 artworks chosen by the jurors from approximately 1,700 pieces submitted and judged.

By IRIS CAMPBELL
Public Information Officer

SMCISD photo:

bottom row: Chase Baker, John Cavazos

middle row: David Gomez, Megan Vasquez, Leslie Ybarra, Fernando Soto

top row: Lauren Masters, Kaitlin Jiral, Jessie Plotts

not pictured: Cynthia Hernandez, Kim Auringer, Thomas Huston, Amy Marlow, Shane McBryde, Ashtyn Burtschell, Adriana Medrano, Jonathan Nguyen