Daystar Students Win City Wide Art Contest

            “The award made me feel special and excited because I had the opportunity to try something new,” said Isabella Kilfoy, Daystar 4^th grader who titled her sci-fi character Sumo Pacman.

Pueblo County Libraries hosted a city wide contest to create your own sci-fi character during the month of October. After more than 1,000 entries, they chose six entries per grade to receive a certificate, prize and to have their work displayed at the main branch for the month of November.

                Daystar Christian School in Pueblo, had three students who won and were represented at the awards ceremony on November 8, 2015, at the Rawlings Library in downtown Pueblo. The three Daystar students were Isabella Kilfoy, 4^th grade, Collin Velbis, 6^th grade and Grant Velbis, 8^th grade. They also had the privilege of watching a presentation by Tory Belleci, from the show Mythbusters.

                “It was a pleasant and unexpected surprise to win an award,” said Collin Velbis, a 6^th grader at Daystar. His entry was titled, Professor Sneezlesnazzle.

                Grant Velbis, 8^th grader, whose work was titled Captain Hare & Rex, “It felt cool to be a part of the contest and to represent our school.  And it was a rare opportunity to see one of the hosts of Mythbusters.”

                     Lauren Patton, the Daystar Christian School art teacher said, “I feel very privileged to be their art teacher and very proud of each individual’s creativity and effort. I look forward to their future progress and development as artists.”