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WPS CELEBRATES EXCELLENCE
Months of hard work, creativity and a belief in their own abilities paid off for WPS students last week during the Annual Celebrating Excellence! awards night and celebration.
Close to 100 awards were handed out to students in a range of categories from Carer Technical projects and Science Fair to Visual Arts and Performing Arts.
Winners from the district Spelling Bee, Math Counts and Geography Bee were also recognized.
Visit the Celebrating Excellence website to see a list of all honorees and view all virtual student submissions.
CE! VIRTUAL TALENT SHOW WINNERS
PERFORMING ARTS
Intermediate/ Elementary
1st Place - Sophia Vang and Anastasia Vang | Colorado STEM Academy
Middle School
1 Place - Mariia Plevako | Colorado STEM Academy
High School
1st Place - Melanie Paredes Briones | Westminster High School
CE! VIRTUAL TALENT SHOW WINNERS
VISUAL ARTS
Primary Elementary
1st Place | Jaxen Hawley | Sherrelwood Elementary
Intermediate Elementary
1st Place | Nevin Todd | Sherrelwood Elementary
Middle School
1st Place - Megan Magana Ramirez | Metropolitan Arts Academy
High School
1st Place - Jesse Martinez | Westminster High School
CE! VIRTUAL TALENT SHOW WINNERS
STUDENT FILM
Elementary
Honorable Mention - Frederick Thacker | Sherrelwood Elementary
Middle School
Honorable Mention - Ilias Buentello | Fairview Elementary
High School
1st Place - Kedyn Menchu Cruz | Westminster High School
CE! VIRTUAL TALENT SHOW WINNERS
CREATIVE WRITING
Elementary
1st Place - Colin Rafferty, Koda Luyando-Frazier, and Nathan Bernal | Harris Park Elementary
Middle School
1st Place - Deby Lopez Padilla| Colorado Sports Leadership Academy
CE! VIRTUAL TALENT SHOW WINNERS
ATHLETICS AND AGILITY
All Levels
1st Place - Chase Long | Colorado STEM Academy
CE! VIRTUAL TALENT SHOW WINNERS
YOU TEACH US
Elementary
1st Place - Taavi Troupe | Sherrelwood Elementary
Middle School
1st Place - Meghan Heitland | Shaw Heights Middle School
CE! VIRTUAL TALENT SHOW WINNERS
PAY IT FORWARD
Pay It Forward All Levels
1st Place - Antonio (Tony) Pacheco, Eliany Lopez, Kevinn, Fabela Acosta, Jaidy Carbajal Leyva | Sunset Ridge PreK-8
CE! VIRTUAL TALENT SHOW WINNERS
LET STAFF SHINE
All Levels
1st Place - Michelle Music, Anne Farrell, TJ Reagan| Westminster High
CE! VIRTUAL TALENT SHOW WINNERS
DISTRICT ART SHOW
Elementary School
1st Place - Gabriella Saiz | Mesa Elementary
Middle School
1st Place - Isabella Cruz Alfaro | Colorado STEM Academy
High School
1st Place - Hazel Rowthorn | Westminster High School
CE! VIRTUAL IN-PERSON SHOW WINNERS
Career Technical Education/Work-based Learning
High School
1st Place - Santiago Alcala Rodriguez, Axel Ventura, Alexander Thompson, Yaslynn Arellano| Westminster High School
CE! VIRTUAL IN-PERSON SHOW WINNERS
SCIENCE FAIR
Elementary School
1st Place - Sonya Castro | Sherrelwood Elementary
Middle School
1st Place - Grace Fritz and Emily Falcon Rosas | Metropolitan Arts Academy
CE! VIRTUAL IN-PERSON SHOW WINNERS
WESTY'S GOT TALENT
Elementary School
1st Place - Isabella Lamar | Sunset Ridge PreK-8
Middle School
1st Place - Karina Cadena Contreras | Metropolitan Arts Academy
High School
Honorable Mention - Westy Step Team | Westminster High School