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Westminster Public Schools honors three student artists; sixth-grader receives honorable mention in person
Summary
The Westminster Public Schools Board of Education recognized three student artists whose work was selected for the Colorado Association of School Boards art show. Sixth-grader Eager Padilla Erevez attended the Jan. 14 meeting to accept an honorable mention and answer board members' questions.
The Westminster Public Schools Board of Education recognized three student artists during its Jan. 14, 2025, regular meeting, displaying work selected for the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) art show.
The board showed pieces representing elementary, middle and high school levels. Iris Martinez Perez, an 11th-grader at Westminster High School, was the high school honoree for an acrylic-on-canvas piece but was unable to attend. Rayvonna Langer, the middle-school honoree, submitted a watercolor and was not present. Eager Padilla Erevez, the student who received an honorable mention for a piece done last year while in fifth grade and now a sixth-grader, attended the meeting to receive recognition and answer questions.
Steve Saunders introduced the art selections and explained the CASB display process, noting that districts submit student work and judges select pieces to rotate on a mural at the association’s conference. Saunders said the district narrowed submissions to three winners — one from each level — from entries submitted through the district art program.
Eager Padilla Erevez spoke briefly about his work and inspiration. “Well, like, thinking of a very cute animal turning to, like, a very, you know, dinosaur,” he told the board, describing the transformation concept in his piece. Asked whether he planned to continue with art, he said, “Yes,” and added he wants to “experience more drawing skills and show my creativity.”
Board members and district staff posed a few questions and took photographs with the student and his family. The board noted the art recognition as part of regular recognitions at the start of the meeting.
The recognition segment also included brief remarks that compared the honored works to family-friendly exhibits at major museums and encouraged continued student engagement in the arts. The district plans to continue submitting student work to CASB next year.
