In 2024-25, we welcomed St Eugene Middle School 7th & 8th students to participate in our local 2025Brown Deer Junior’s Club competition, along with the 7th & 8th grade students from  Brown Deer Middle School Students.

Congratulations to the following students from both Brown Deer Middle and St. Eugene Schools for their outstanding entries!

2025 Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest Winners

STATE WINNERS: 

• Blessed Igwike (7th Grade, St Eugene) “Heavenly Door” drawing won 2nd at State, 3rd at the Local and District and People’s Choice. 

This State winning artwork will be on display through the summer of 2025 at the Oshkosh Public Museum, the home of Helen Mears. 

• Axel Kane (8th Grade, BD Middle): “Summer”drawing won Honorable Mention at State, and 1st at District.

DISTRICT and LOCAL WINNERS 

for 2 Dimensional Drawing / Painting 

• Patrick Anderson (8th Grade, St Eugene):  “Mary Mosaic”  won 3rd at Local and Honorable Mention at District. 

For the first time, in 2025, five 2 Dimensional  Artworks were awarded Honorable Mentions at the request of the judges:

• Christine Ibrahim (8th Grade, BD Middle):  “The Big City”

• Chana Spence (8th Grade,BD Middle): “Underwater Town”

• Millie Navaros (8th Grade, St Eugene): “Midnight Sky”

• Liam Lambert (7th Grade, St Eugene): “Smokey Mountains”

• Evelyn Ping (7th Grade, St Eugene): “untitled”

for 3 Dimentional Sculptures

• Jayla Oke (7th Grade, BD Middle): “Flower Pond” won 1st at Local, District, and People’s Choice.

• Miles Chatfield (7th Grade, BD Middle): “Fish Cup” won 2nd at Local and District. 

• Luke Tomzak (7th Grade, St Eugene): “Zone Tailed Hawk” won 3rd at Local and District.

• Posi Sokunbi (7th Grade, BD Middle): “Rocky” won Honorable mention at Local.

Note:  All artwork that placed at District competed at the State Competition.

Thank You to the teachers that supported their students: 

Mr. Christopher House, the Brown Deer Middle School teacher

Mrs. Sherie Drees, the St. Eugene teacher