The 2018-19 ACEA State Competition Academic winners have been announced!
The 2018-19 ACEA Academic Winners from Cornerstone are:
| Elementary Academic Awards: 6th Grade Math - Daniel Nason - 3rd Place 6th Grade English - Blake Fortinberry - 3rd Place 6th Grade History - Blake Fortinberry - 1st Place 5th Grade Science - Ella Schmidt - 3rd Place 5th Grade English - Ella Schmidt - 2nd Place |
| Elementary Fine Art Awards: Olivia Matthews - 1st Place - Calligraphy Evelyn Matthews - 3rd Place - Polychromatic Drawing Naomi Reber - 2nd Place - Watercolor Elisabeth Daniels - 3rd Place - Crafts Reagan Lewis - 2nd Place - Printmaking Olivia Matthews - 1st Place - Printmaking Lauren Chesser - 1st Place - Mixed Media Lauren Chesser - 2nd Place - Still Life/Macro Photography Austin Barton - 1st Place - Landscape/Architecture Photography Olivia Matthews - 1st Place - Patriotic Poster Evelyn Matthews - 2nd Place - Patriotic Poster Riley Montgomery - 2nd Place - Historical Project Ella Schmidt - 1st Place - Historical Project Choral Group - 1st Place / Showcase Daniel Nason - 1st Place - Brass Solo Daniel Nason - 3rd Place - Classical Piano Solo Large Voice Ensemble - 3rd Place Daniel Nason - 1st Place - Male Vocal Solo Readers Theatre - 3rd Place Choric Speaking - 1st Place |
| Jr. High Fine Art Awards: Maggie Tinkle - 2nd Place - Calligraphy Makenzie Kennedy - 1st Place - Calligraphy Katie Barton - 1st Place - Polychromatic Drawing Connor Johnson - 2nd Place - Polychromatic Drawing Maggie Tinkle - 1st Place - Watercolor Daniel Ruhl - 2nd Place - Acrylic Painting Katie Barton - 2nd Place - Printmaking Justin Mintzer - 1st Place - Printmaking Makenzie Kennedy - 2nd Place - Mixed Media Oliva Travers - 3rd Place - Still Life/Macro Photography Justin Mintzer - 3rd Place - Landscapes/Architecture Photography Shelby Jenkins - 1st Place - People/Animal Photography Carson Lemmond - 2nd Place - Patriotic Poster Makenzie Kennedy - 1st Place - Patriotic Poster Lorelei Smith - 1st Place - Historical Project |
| Jr. High Academic Awards: JH History/Geography - Justin Mintzer - 3rd Place JH English - Justin Mintzer - 2nd Place JH Science - Justin Mintzer - 1st Place |
| High School Academic Awards: SH Home Economics - Raegan Jenkins - 1st Place |
| High School Fine Art Awards: SENIOR HIGH ART CUP AWARD Woodworking - Andrew Marshall - 1st Place Sculpture - Kenzie Parker - 1st Place Calligraphy - Brooklyn Brown - 1st Place Printmaking - Watson Carter - 2nd Place Printmaking - Justin Creese - 3rd Place Mixed Media - Colter Anders - 2nd Place Calligraphy - Raegan Jenkins - 3rd Place Still Life Photography - Maggie Brown - 3rd Place Lanscape/Architecture Photography - Jacob Winton - 1st Place |
| JH/High School Bible Awards: JUNIOR HIGH BIBLE CUP AWARD Expository Preaching - Dylan Bryant - 2nd Place Evangelistic Preaching - Jackson Grubbs - 1st Place & Superior Topical Preaching - Hugh Evans - 1st Place & Superior Topical Preaching - Jarrett Grubbs - 1st Place & Superior Bible Teaching - Nyla Arnold - 1st Place & Superior Bible Teaching - Makenzie Kennedy - 2nd Place |
| Junior High Music & Speech Awards: Female Vocal Solo - Makenzie Kennedy - 1st Place Sacred Piano Solo - Makenzie Kennedy - 2nd Place Strings - Sarah Nason - 3rd Place Sacred Piano Duet - Makenzie Kennedy & Sarah Nason - 1st Place Large Vocal Ensemble - 2nd Place Choral Group - 2nd Place Dramatic Interpretation - Makenzie Kennedy - 3rd Oral Interp of Poetry - Justin Mintzer - 2nd Place Declamation - Nyla Arnold - 3rd Place Humerous - Bradley Oberholtzer - 2nd Place Reader's Theatre - 1st Place Choric - 1st Place |
| High School Music & Speech Awards: SPEECH CUP Large Vocal Ensemble - 3rd Place Sacred Piano Duet - Joy Kennedy & Raegan Jenkins - 1st Place Dramatic Interpretation - Kenzie Parker - 2nd Place Oral Interp. of Poetry - Carli Lacy - 2nd Place Religious Reading - Jacob Winton - 2nd Place Declamation - Jacob Winton - 1st Place Oral Interp of Scripture - Justin Creese - 2nd Place Acting - 2nd Place Reader's Theatre - 2nd Place Choric - 1st Place |
| NATIONAL WINNER: Congratulations to Jarrett Grubbs, who won 2nd place in the topical Bible preaching category at the AACS National Competition! |
Congratulations, students! We are proud of your achievements and how you are representing our school across the state of Alabama through the ACEA Academic and Fine Arts competitions.
We will continue to update this list as we complete the other Fine Arts competitions this year. The full list of winners are listed on the ACEA Website.