Congratulations to all of Moraine Park’s 2022 High School Art Contest winners! The winners were selected by a panel of Art/Design professionals. Artists were invited to submit their work in the following categories:

1. Sculpture
2. Digital Illustration
3. Painting
4. Traditional Illustration
5. Drawing
6. T-Shirt Design
7. Digital Photography
8. Publication Design

Winners

Best of Show: Emma Schoebel, Princeton High School for the Drawing: Lucca

Reserve Best of Show: Amber Mans, Princeton High School for the Sculpture: Amphora

Fan Favorites

Fan Favorite Painting: Amber Mans, Autumn Birch, Princeton High School

Fan Favorite Sculpture: Gwyneth Spence, Nana’s Rose, Berlin High School

Fan Favorite Digital Illustration: Jenna Twinstra, Women’s Rights Issues, Berlin High School

Fan Favorite Traditional Illustration: Bella Hooker, Shadows, Kewaskum High School

Fan Favorite T-Shirt Design: Jenna Twinstra, Be Kind to Your Mind, Berlin High School

Fan Favorite Publication Design: Allison Disch, Polaroid Title Page, Waupun Junior/Senior High School

Fan Favorite Drawing: Jenna Twinstra, Allie’s Final Bow; Ariel, Berlin High School

Fan Favorite Digital Photography: Abigail Lang, Lines of Life, Waupun Junior/Senior High School

Sculpture

1st- Amber Mans, Amphora, Princeton High School

2nd- Gwenyth Spence, Nana’s Rose, Berlin High School

3rd- Amber Mans, Colored Vase, Princeton High School

4th- Violet Daubner, Lorikeet, Berlin High School

5th- Emma Schoebel, “Chad” Zebra, Princeton High School

Digital Illustration

1st- Emma Schoebel, Sunlight Zebra, Princeton High School

2nd- Emma Schoebel, Bay Horse, Princeton High School

3rd- Cambria Branson, A Few of My Favorite Things, Waupun Junior/Senior High School

4th- Taylor Gruhlke, A Very Innocent and Not Evil Image of an Elf in the Forest, Waupun Junior/Senior High School

5th- Jenna Twinstra, Women’s Rights Issues, Berlin High School

Painting

1st- Nora Otte, Take your Broken Wings and Learn to Fly, Fond du lac High School

2nd- Ava Schultz, Portrait, Fond du Lac High School

3rd- Amber Mans, Autumn Birch, Princeton High School

4th- Hayden Mason, Aura, Fond du Lac High School

5th- Nora Otte, Western Sky, Fond du lac High School

Traditional Illustration

1st- Bella Hooker, Brick by Brick, Kewaskum High School

2nd- Bella Hooker, Shadows, Kewaskum High School

3rd- Anya Bennett Smith, Mermaid, Fond du Lac High School

4th- Amber Mans, Medusa, Princeton High School

5th- Corrie Phelan, Fond du Lac High School

Drawing

1st- Emma Schoebel, Lucca, Princeton High School

2nd- Jenna Twinstra, Allie’s Final Bow; Ariel, Berlin High School

3rd- Cambria Branson, Puppy Love, Waupun Junior/Senior High School

4th- Ava Schultz, Fond du Lac High School

5th- Corrie Phelan, Fond du Lac High School

T-Shirt Design

1st- Jenna Twinstra, Be Kind to Your Mind, Berlin High School

2nd- Emma Schoebel, Zebra, Princeton High School

3rd- Emma Schoebel, Leopard, Princeton High School

4th- Kaisha Cheers, BD Circle Shirt, Beaver Dam High School

Digital Photography

1st- Dace Branson, Echo Lake, Waupun Junior/Senior High School

2nd- Ashley Patino, Behind my Spirit, Waupun Junior/Senior High School

3rd- Ashley Patino, Inside a City, Waupun Junior/Senior High School

4th- Abigail Lang, Lines of Life, Waupun Junior/Senior High School

5th- Abigail Lang, The Spectacular Sea, Waupun Junior/Senior High School

Publication Design

1st- Kaisha Cheers, Jazz Music Festival, Beaver Dam High School

2nd- Cambria Branson, A Time to Remember, Waupun Junior/Senior High School

3rd- Allison Disch, Polaroid Title Page, Waupun Junior/Senior High School

To view all entries, visit morainepark.edu/2022-high-school-art-contest/.

2019 HIGH SCHOOL ART CONTEST
Enter by April 20, 2019

High School artists are invited to submit digital images of their work in the following categories:

1. Painting
2. Drawing
3. Digital Photography (minimal photo editing allowed-adjustments of color or conversion to grayscale that do not alter content are permitted.)
4. Digital Photo Creation and Illustration
5. Sculpture
6. Illustration-traditional medium
7. Publication Design (Including newsletters, invitations, and event posters)
8. T-shirt Design

All art must be submitted in electronic format as JPEG files no more than 4×7 at 200 PPI with a file size not to exceed 5 megabytes. All art must be submitted by APRIL 20, 2019 via email to: artsubmission@morainepark.edu
The following information must be provided for your submission to be considered:

• Student Name
• Student Contact Information (email) Student Grade
• High School Attending
• Title of Art
• Category

Limit of two entries per person, per category.

Prizes are:

• 1st place: MPTC apparel and gift certificate ($50)
• 2nd place: MPTC apparel and gift certificate ($25)
• 3rd place: MPTC apparel

Winners will be selected by a panel of Art/Design professionals and the winning entries will be featured online and in a digital art show at the Moraine Park Portfolio Showcase on May 15, 2019.

For more information please contact artsubmission@morainepark.edu .

We all have goals of living independently and being self-sufficient but often obstacles and challenges get in our way.  On May 11, nine students were able to celebrate successful completion of a 2-year Learning for Independence (LFI) Program, moving them one step closer to meeting their goal of independence.  Surrounded by family, friends, instructors and school staff, the students shared their LFI program portfolios and final comments of the program. Continue reading

Moraine Park Technical College (MPTC) is doing our part to help increase the number of females in IT with our Girls Make IT Happen, #ITgirls event on June 26 through June 29. The event will feature one day in each of the following IT disciplines: IT Tech Support and IT Network, Graphic Communications, IT Web Developer, and IT Mobile Apps and will run from 1-4 pm each day. The event is geared towards young women entering grades 9-12 this fall interested in exploring IT careers. Continue reading

Moraine Park held a welding competition at our Jackson Campus, Friday, Dec. 2 for high school students.  The event, hosted by our Welding Program, had participants from West Bend and Slinger high schools locate and cut a hole, put the parts together to match a print, then weld them per print.  The students could pick either GMAW, SMAW, or both.

GMAW is gas metal arc welding, and SMAW is Shielded metal arc welding.

So who won the event? Check out below to find out: Continue reading

Selfies, surgery and smiles, oh my!

Moraine Park Technical College’s “All in One Shot” Career Fair gave roughly 120 high school students from West Bend, Kewaskum and Hartford an up-close look at potential career opportunities in healthcare on Friday, Oct. 7.

Here’s a look back at all the fun: Continue reading

We hosted our GED / HSED graduation ceremony on June 16 at Moraine Park Technical College. On this special night filled with emotion, 21 men and women were honored.

We’re so proud of all the hard work each of these individuals has put in to accomplish this goal!  Continue reading

CTE (Career and Technical Education) offers coursework in a variety of career pathways including Electromechanical Technology. This program offers students an opportunity to explore careers in many areas including the trades and manufacturing fields while they get an introductory education to build on.

Students also have opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities and competition relating to these careers.

To learn more come to West Bend High School on May 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

For more information on MPTC’s Electromechanical Technology (Mechatronics) Program, visit our program page by clicking here.