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Keith Elementary School student’s art to be put on display
Keith Elementary School fifth grader Lucas Carlisle never considered himself to be much of an artist, but that didn’t stop him from taking on a challenge.
Despite some nerves, Carlisle decided to enter the annual art show put on by the Houston Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. He spent all day drawing a brain with a superhero cape, basing his work around the theme, “My Brain is a Superpower.”
That effort paid off. Carlisle was one of the selected winners whose art will be showcased at Neurodiversity Night at the University of St. Thomas on Dec. 7.
“I was really surprised I won. I thought the art looked good, but I thought I would actually get second place or something,” Carlisle said. “When kids have dyslexia, they just really don’t know how to pronounce hard words. We just have to work hard.”
The contest allows students like Carlisle to showcase their resiliency, talent and creativity.
For Karri Parlevliet, Keith Elementary’s provider of dyslexia instruction, she couldn’t be prouder to see her student’s hard work pay off.
“My heart is beaming for him, but also for the light he is bringing to our students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia,” Parlevliet said. “These students work so hard each day without many opportunities to be recognized for their neurodivergent strengths. While this accomplishment and recognition belong solely to Lucas, I share the honor with his teachers of being a part of his village at Keith Elementary in CFISD!”
As Carlisle gets ready to have his art on display, he hopes his work will inspire his fellow students.
“If I had advice for other students who have any disabilities, they are just different abilities, and they should try something even if they are nervous about it,” Carlisle said.
Source: CFISD
