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

2026 Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest Winners

STATE WINNERS: 

• Aurea Rivera (7th Grade, BD Middle) “Untitled” sculpture won 1st at the State Contest, and won 2nd at the Local and District Contests. 

• Emma Foren (7th Grade, BD Middle): “Big Bang Theory Room” sclupture won 3rd at the State Contests, and won 3rd at the Local and District Contests.

Both of these State winning artworks will be on display through the summer of 2026 at the Oshkosh Public Museum, the home of Helen Mears. 

Other DISTRICT and LOCAL WINNERS: 

For 2 Dimensional Drawing / Painting 

• Raven De Luna (8th Grade, BD Middle):  “Peter the Great”  won 1st at the Local and District Contests and won a Peoples' Choice award. 

• Romeo Cruz (8th Grade, St Eugene):  “Andes Mountains”  won 2nd at the Local and District Contests.

• Murray Roche (8th Grade, St Eugene):  “New York Sklyline”  won 3rd at the Local and District Contests. 

• Adalyn Benes (8th Grade, BD Middle):  “City Nights”  won Honorable Mention at the Local and District Contests and won a Peoples' Choice award. 

• Emerson Wolf (7th Grade, St Eugene):  “The Grandes + Canyon”  won Honorable Mention at the Local and District Contests. 

For 3 Dimentional Sculpture

• Colin Yang (7th Grade, BD Middle): “Mr. Toad” won 1st at the Local and District Contests and a Peoples' Choice award.

• Jayla Oke (8th Grade, BD Middle): “Whale Shark” won a Peoples' Choice award.

Unfortunately, "Whale Shark" was too big to compete in the Local, District, and State Helen Mears contests.  Because this student was not aware of the size requrements, Our Helen Mears Commitee decided this sculpture could compete in our Brown Deer Club Peoples' Choice contest.

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