NEISD competed in the high school Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE) for Region 20 on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008 held at Clark High School. The event included 1,464 pieces of artwork representing 13 school districts. Of that number, 174 artworks will advance to the state competition on Saturday, Apr. 12, 2008 in Houston. NEISD has 55 artworks advancing, the largest number from any school district in Region 20.

At the state competition, artworks may be awarded a Superior Rating and granted Exemplary Status with the Gold Seal Award. Medals were awarded to those students receiving a superior rating in each division at the regional event. Medallions will be awarded to those students receiving a superior rating at the state event. The Gold Seal Medallion is the top state award presented to Exemplary works of art chosen by the state jury panel.

The following NEISD students will send their artwork(s) to the state competition:

Kayla Anderson, A True Texas Native
Stevi Ashcraft, Water Dragon
Kelsey Barnes, Imaginate
Jessica Black, Frozen View
Alexandria Bryant, Nausea
Benjamin Bryant, Something Simple and Chaos
Carly Carlock, Centrifigual Comedy
Delaney Gate, Dream Scapes
Mary Cooper, Dialogue
Madison Cowles, The Metallic Taste
Leezia Dhalla, Self Portrait
Lindsay Faucett, Reflection
Sara Fisher, Manikins
Shelby Ford, Process
Roxanne Galindo, Mad Skills
Art Garcia, Spectrum and Reflections
Patrick Gladin, Sweet Summer Lovin' In Tadpole Pond
Shelby Goldfaden, Packing My Bags
Lisa Grube, Secret Box
Jonathan Hay, Sunflower Patch and After Dark
Ashley Imery-Garcia, Decay
Brogan Jensen, Nicole
Sarah Keyes, Us And Them
Cameron Kisel, Stop
Halie Koehier, Handling Distruction and The Summoning
Inocencia Landez, Pencil Sharpner With Objects
Jazmin Lopez, Rose
Tristan Lopez, Little Old Man
Shanda Martinez, Honest Beauty and Day Dreaming
Tammy Mata, Self Portrait
Bryce Mcnatt, Dark Forest
Cesaar Mendoza, Autumn
Kristian Oechsle, Never Again
Qui Phang, Crazy Insect World
Hilary Potter, Your Hero and Puzzle Garden
Heather Pullen, Goofy
Kristen Rainosek, My Father's Farmland
Susana Romero, Swirl
Nikky Sanseeha, Still Life #199
Kathryn Stevens, Enjoy Coca-cola
Nicole Strartg, Thumbelina
Amy Trejo, Jocose and Rambunctious
Nicholas Truss, Rainy Monday and Impending Doom!!!
Rebecca Velazquez, Electrocute The Ecosystem
Aiexia Wilson, One Month
Paula Wolf, The Dancer
Armando Zimmerle, Procrastinator

The Texas Art Education Association has sponsored the Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE) since 1994. Students are provided the opportunity to bring artworks created in their art classes to a regional event where they are interviewed by a certified juror who evaluates their work based on a standards based rubric and their understanding of the art processes involved in the development of their artwork. The jurors look for originality of concept, technical expertise, understanding of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), and the interpretation of the student's stated intent. Only academically eligible high school students in grades 9-12 from throughout Texas can participate in VASE.