Kirstin Mury with her painting at the Reception & Award Ceremony on March 14.

ESD staff have spoken! The 2017 winner of the ESD 112 Merry Cammack Staff Choice Award is Kirstin Mury from Kelso High School. Her painting “Mayfair” will be purchased and hung in the ESD for all to enjoy for years to come.

Over 40 staff members nominated 67 different pieces for the Merry Cammack Staff Choice Award. The sheer number of pieces nominated shows just how varied tastes can be, and also how many amazing pieces of artwork our high school students submitted. Mury’s painting received the most votes among those students who were willing to sell their work.

This is the first year that the award selection was made by email nomination, instead of an informal committee, and Art Show coordinators Jodi Thomas and Melissa Burt were thrilled to see so many staff members get involved–from Cabinet members to field staff out in the Gorge!

Thank you to everyone who took the time to look through over 275 photos and send in their nominations!