By Staff Reports

MUSKOGEE, Okla. – For the second consecutive year, Sequoyah Schools student Lisan Blair won Best of Show at the Five Civilized Tribes Museum’s Student Art Show. 

Blair’s sculpture of two white buffaloes is titled “Brothers.”

The awards were given on Feb. 27 at the museum. Artwork from 75 students were slated to be displayed through the end of March. 

Sequoyah senior Roxanne Harmon took home the Willard Stone Memorial Award in sculpture/woodcarving for her depiction of “Seven Clans.” Other winners were as follows.
 
Painting and drawing:

•	Grade seven – Devin Deeringwater of Morris Schools, “Creek Dancer,” first; Kailyn Drinnon of Morris Schools, “Wolf Clan,” second; Michelle Holiman of Maryetta School, “Terripan,” third. 

•	Grade eight – Paige Fourkiller of Maryetta School, “Cherokee Family,” first; Mariah Hooper of Maryetta School, “Sequoyah Teaches the Syllabary,” second; and Pancie Grimmit of Maryetta School, “Cherokee Pots,” third. 

•	Grade nine – Brodey Nelson of Fort Gibson School, “Generations,” first; Chelsea Potts of Morris School, “Little Bow Hunter,” second; and Chelsea Lunsford of Ketchum School, “Creek Stomp Dance,” third.

•	Grade 10 – Colt Tiger of Glenpool School, “Rvfo Rakko,” first; Christy Tiger of Sequoyah School, “Losing My Traditions,” second; and Bryson Knox of Ketchum, “The Mighty Three Cherokees,” third.

•	Grade 11 – Cara Marin, “Peace Talks,” first; Christian Patton of Stigler Schools, “The Good Life,” second; and Logan Billy of Stigler, “Buffalo Rock,” third.

•	Grade 12 – Danyelle Snow of Grove Schools, “Daughter of the Chief,” first; Channenna Hanneha of Stigler School, “Never Let Go,” second; and Justin Hendrix of Stigler School, “Good Ol’ Will,” third.

Basketry:

•	Grade seven – Mason Vann, first; Tyler Panther, second; and Manay McCarter, third, all from Kenwood Schools. 

•	Grade eight – Sierra Proctor of Kenwood Schools, first; John Waggoner of Wagoner School, second; and Dylan Sharp of Kenwood Schools, third. 

•	Grade nine – Wyatt Dunham of Grove Schools, first. 

•	Grade 10 – Mariah Harmon for Sequoyah School, first. 

Pottery Division:

•	Grade nine – Brodey Nelson of Fort Gibson Schools, first and second. 

•	Grade 10 – Leslie Buffington of Glenpool, first. 

•	Grade 11 – Danielle Jackson of Glenpool, first; and Christian Patton of Stigler, second. 

•	Grade 12 – Kylee Vovchik of Glenpool, first.

Sculpture and Woodcraving:

•	Grade nine – Wyatt Dunham of Grove School, “Dreamcatcher,” first.

•	Grade 10 – Leslie Buffington of Glenpool School, “Acukrvnwv - Spider Gorget,” first; McKenzie Miller of Grove School, “Booger Mask,” second.

•	Grade 11 – Brenton Bearpaw of Grove School, “Booger Mask,” first; Ty Cleveland of Glenpool Schools, “Cahokia Sun Gorget,” second.

•	Grade 12 – Roxanne Harmon of Sequoyah High School, “Seven Clans,” first; Paige Wilson of Glenpool, “Enke,” second; and Crystal Littlehead of Glenpool, “Tokohe-Ball Stick,” third.