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CFISD students recognized in Superintendent Holiday Card Contest
Students from Warner Elementary School, Salyards Middle School and Cypress Ridge High School earned “Best in Show” in the annual Superintendent Holiday Card Contest, selected from approximately 119 entries across all grade levels.
Dr. Doug Killian, CFISD superintendent, along with associate superintendents, served as judges for the contest, designating a first-, second- and third-place winner for each grade level and choosing the “Best in Show” winner at the elementary, middle and high school level from the first-place grade level winners.
Warner fifth grade student Kashyap Baghavatula won Elementary Best in Show for his piece titled “Winter Scene.” Salyards eighth grade student Kiera Sachs won Middle School Best in Show for her piece titled “Winter Wonderland,” and Cypress Ridge senior Genesis Solis won High School Best in Show for her piece titled “Candy Canes and Cow Bells.”
The following elementary school students earned first, second or third place in each grade level:
| Superintendent Holiday Card Elementary School Winners | ||||
| Grade | Name | Award | School | Title of Artwork |
| K | Adonis Mora | 1st | Hoover | Ornament |
| Caleb Mathis | 2nd | Francone | Snowy Trees | |
| Malkom Parrish | 3rd | Sheridan | Can I Put the Star On? | |
| 1 | Christiana Nguyen | 1st | Lee | Under the Aurora’s Glow |
| Iris Gonzalez | 2nd | Emmott | Iris the Snowgirl | |
| Madison Soriano | 3rd | Hoover | Poinsettia | |
| 2 | Emma Gonzalez | 1st | Emmott | Gigi Playing with Snow |
| Avani Rodriguez | 2nd | Lee | Beneath the Northern Lights | |
| Elena Tamez-Novo | 3rd | Woodard | Winter Fox | |
| 3 | Elhan Nuphyl | 1st | Byrd | Hot Haven |
| Emily Mihalik | 2nd | McGown | Snowy Night | |
| Leah Pedrick | 3rd | Bang | The Winter Bang Bear | |
| 4 | Angela Ramirez | 1st | Ornaments | Copeland |
| Emma Manwaring | 2nd | Swenke | The Christmas Scene | |
| Mila Aston | 3rd | Rennell | Cozy Joy | |
| 5 | Kashyap Baghavatula* | 1st | Warner | Winter Scene |
| Anne Yin | 2nd | Warner | Holiday Cheer | |
| Shirley Liu | 3rd | Wells | One Winter Morning | |
The following middle school students earned first, second or third place in each grade level:
| Superintendent Holiday Card Middle School Winners | ||||
| Grade | Name | Award | School | Title of Artwork |
| 6 | Weston Humble | 1st | Salyards | Reindeer Sunrise |
| Mimian Nguyen | 2nd | Labay | Trapped Wish | |
| Rio Guevara | 3rd | Spillane | Tree Farm | |
| 7 | Elizabeth Tucker | 1st | Hamilton | Snow(man) days |
| Zixian Yin | 2nd | Smith | Christmas Shining Lights Before Your Eyes | |
| Annabelle Nguyen | 3rd | Salyards | A Wintery Snout Greeting | |
| 8 | Kiera Sachs* | 1st | Salyards | Winter Wonderland |
| Audrey Nguyen | 2nd | Sprague | Silent Night | |
| Naomi Ortega | 3rd | Aragon | Frozen Pirouette | |
The following high school students earned first, second or third place in each grade level:
| Superintendent Holiday Card High School Winners | ||||
| Grade | Name | Award | School | Title of Artwork |
| 9 | Nikhita Bathula | 1st | Cypress Ranch | Festival of Lights |
| Leila Portillo | 2nd | Cypress Park | Snow Day | |
| Hailey Deleon | 3rd | Cypress Ridge | The Cat Who Met Frosty | |
| 10 | Kaitlyn Ricci | 1st | Bridgeland | Winter and Love |
| Elizabeth Bownds | 2nd | Cypress Springs | Snowy Night | |
| Gianna Gonzales | 3rd | Cypress Ranch | Gingerbread Forest | |
| 11 | Arianna Herrera | 1st | Cypress Lakes | Let It Snow |
| Rhianna Clark | 2nd | Cypress Park | Jolly Goat | |
| Emma Cardenas | 3rd | Bridgeland | Winter’s Visit | |
| 12 | Genesis Solis* | 1st | Cypress Ridge | Candy Canes and Cow Bells |
| Lily Detering | 2nd | Cy-Fair | Aurora | |
| Aaliyah Allen | 3rd | Cypress Falls | Merry Christmas | |
Source: CFISD
