For more than 15 years, the District has collaborated with Family First Federal Credit Union to honor students whose work was selected to be displayed at the credit union’s Penfield branch. The work is chosen by teachers in each school’s art department, and Family First provides support to have the art professionally matted and framed. Family First hosts the art in an exhibit for one year, and in the fall, invites the students and their families to see their work on display. At the conclusion of the school year, the artwork then transitions back to the school at which it was created to be part of the Arts in Education Permanent Art Collection.

“This is an awesome way to not only celebrate student artists, but also to inspire artists of the future,” said Dr. Leslie Maloney, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, at the ceremony.

The students whose artworks were selected this year are:

• Marcus Binger, fifth grader at Cobbles, “The Flames of Culture Civilization”
• Eliana Bintz, fifth grader at Harris Hil, “Neurographic Doodle”
• Emerson Gleason, fifth grader at Indian Landing, “Dream Dash”
• Danielle Bruce, second grader at Scribner Road, “Prehistoric Hands”
• Whitley Franz, sixth grader at Bay Trail Middle School, “Golden Retriever”
• Sophia Young, seventh grader at Bay Trail Middle School, “Hunting at Night” 
• Zara Karch, ninth grader at Penfield High School, “Spiderweb”
• Brinley Vordonis, eleventh grader at Penfield High School, “Four Miniatures”