Nacogdoches High School Senior Wins Big in Statewide Art Contests

Toni Saucedo, a senior at Nacogdoches High School, won two art contests over the weekend. She won the Medical Art Poster contest at the HOSA State Conference on Saturday and the Deep East Texas regional competition of the 17th Congressional District’s “Patriotism in America” art contest on Friday.

U.S. Representative Pete Sessions, who represents the 17th Congressional District including Nacogdoches County, was at the Cole Art Center in downtown Nacogdoches for the announcement. Saucedo's pieces, “Break: of Light and Age” and “Playing Under Grandma’s Blanket,” earned her a second consecutive win in the Deep East Texas competition.

Saucedo's artworks will compete in the Congressional district-wide contest, with the winner to be announced later in the spring. Saucedo could not attend the award ceremony on Friday due to her participation in the HOSA conference, so her mother and sister accepted the award from Sessions on her behalf.

Another Nacogdoches High School student, sophomore Alicia Dowell, also placed in the Congressional Art Contest. This shows the artistic talent at the school and the success of its students in statewide competitions.

In conclusion, Saucedo's wins show her artistic talent and the quality of art education at Nacogdoches High School. The school community is looking forward to the results of the Congressional district-wide contest later this spring.

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