Byron High School

Byron earned 25 ribbons at the BNC Art & Design Competition this year, among which was Delaney McKinney who won 2D best of show and Emma Franchi who won 3D best of show!!! This group is so immensely talented and were up against the best of the best in school within our conference including Rockford Christian, Rock Falls, Genoa Kingston, Stillman Valley, Oregon, Rockford Lutheran and Winnebago.

Here is a list of winners:

Delaney McKinney - Best of Show 2D (with her thematic series piece which is from her AP Portfolio where she's exploring "how can loneliness evolve from self-discovery to connectivity"), 2nd place (relief), 1st place (mixed media 2d), 2nd place (ink), Honorable mention (black and white drawing), 3rd place (ink), 2nd place (relief), 1st place (mixed media 2d), 2nd place (ink), honorable mention (black and white drawing), and 3^rd place (ink)

Emma Franchi - best of show 3d (with her functional sculpture - sound amplifier), honorable mention (relief)

Miya Dunk - 1st place (colored pencil)

Janet Kobylecky - 1st place (pastel)

Liliana Ramos - 1st place (mixed media 3d), 3rd place (jewelry)

Madison Lane - 1st place (acrylic paint - the judges told her she was very close to best in show… that would have been the 2nd year in a row!), honorable mention (acrylic paint), and 2nd place (abstract paint)

Gwen Roberts - honorable mention x2 (ink)

Raven Wilde - honorable mention (mixed media 3d), honorable mention (functional sculpture), 2nd place (non-functional sculpture), and 1st place (mixed media 3d)

Jahaira Torres - 2nd place (printmaking)

Annika Pearson - honorable mention (pastel)

Tatum Prose - honorable mention (non functional sculpture)

Amaya Gooden - honorable mention (ink)