RIMS Scholastic (Digital) Art Award Winners

Seven Di students have been recognized by the California Region of The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Students were judged by a panel of artists, art educators, and art professionals to be selected as some of the best work from around California for the 2011 contest year. Di students' work will be exhibited with other regional artists at the San Bernardino County Museum's Finch Gallery.  

Gold Key Winners

Senior Angel Torres

Junior Rachel Soper 

(automatically advance to be judged at the national level)

Silver Key Winners

Senior Juvenal Escodero

Senior Spencer McQuinn

Junior Caroline Parra

Junior Bianca Sosa

Sophomore Fatima Salcedo

Honorable Mentions

Sophomore Taylor Burns
Senior Luis Bravo
Junior Reymundo Hernandez
Junior Jasmine Mikulak

DATA Shines Silver and Gold

On February 5th, eighteen DATA students competed in their first SkillsUSA regional event at Riverside City College. Students were required to assemble a written portfolio, take a skills test, prepare professional products based on specific criteria, and present themselves and their work to industry professionals for feedback.

Congratulations to the following student medalists!
 (Gold medal winners will advance to the state competition in San Diego, CA)

Photography | Individual Gold
Senior Israel Ruttenburg
Senior Gabriel Jimenez
Senior Spencer McQuinn
Sophomore Margarita Arechiga

Photography | Individual Silver
Senior Angel Torres
Senior Javier Rodriguez
Sophomore Devin McQuinn

Video Production Development | Team Gold
Arlene Arellano and Cristal Gonzalez
Dennis Keat and Joseph Arzuaga
Jessica Gallardo and Andrew Deleon
Jennifer Juarez and Linda Ha
Lupita Fuentes

~2011 Region 6 Photography Submissions~

2011 Earth Through a Lens Student Winner!

Congratulations to DATA Di junior Reymundo Hernandez for winning 1st Place- High School Division in the 2011 Earth Through a Lens photography competition! The contest challenged students to explore their environment to capture images focusing on a sustainable planet.

Reymundo will be honored in April at the Hyatt Hotel in Palm Springs, receive a new camera donated by Camera West, and have his work shown among professionals from across the country at the Rancho Mirage Public Library and the California Museum of Photography.

"My image was shot from a plane while flying over New Mexico. I was trying to capture the beauty of the natural formation of the clouds and how the scene looked almost angelic."

~2011 entries from Di students~