2025 ARSA Art Contest Winners

The Arizona Rural Schools Association held the 2025 ARSA Art Contest - "Rural Schools: The Heartbeat of America" - earlier this year and received a lot of great entries. The winners were announced at the Annual Conference in Flagstaff, and are listed below. Congratulations to the winning artists, and thank you to all who participated in our contest this year!

Grades 3-5

1st Place: Averie Jensen
Chino Valley Unified School District

2nd Place: Addelynn Fowler
Valentine Elementary School District 22

Grades 6-8

1st Place: Jayden Gonzalez
Paloma Elementary School District

2nd Place: Isabelle Fowler
Valentine Elementary School District 22

Runner-Up: Valeria Duarte
Paloma Elementary School District

Runner-Up: Rachel Turner
Paloma Elementary School District

Runner-Up: Alan Perez
Paloma Elementary School District

Grades 9-12

1st Place: Monty Penrod
Salome-Bicentennial Union High School #76