Meridian Joins the 2015 Young Artists Contest

We are thrilled to share with you in this special edition of our school newsletter our students’ journey as “artsist-ambassadors.”

Early this year, Meridian SA was given the opportunity to join the 2015 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale: YOUNG ARTISTS CONTEST (FAI-YAC). 35 Grade School and High School students bravely took the challenge. Their artwork entries were submitted for the preliminary eliminations last March 4, 2015. Nine qualifying artworks will be sent to the FAI headquarters in Switzerland to be viewed by an international jury.

We have seen the student participants step up the past months. They did the tedious work involved in a creative endeavor — they researched, made design studies, and planned for their entries. It is true that in any competition, winning is not the end goal, it is the lessons from the “uphill climb,” the very core of the competition, that we remember most.

“Regardless of the competition results, this experience has helped me grow as an artist. I will always cherish this unforgettable experience.”

-Joshua Nibre, Grade 9

Our only hope is for this competition to challenge our students to confidently pursue their interests inside and outside the classroom. More importantly, we hope that this year’s FAI-YAC would inspire our young “artist-ambassadors” to anchor that creative interest on a larger purpose — that to refresh, inspire, and uplift our community and country as well. The arts.

“This competition has taught me that once you’ve created something, you should own it like it belongs to you, your FAMILY, and your RACE. All my artworks should bear that signature.”

-Heirez Chavez, Grade 7

We warmly invite you to read on and share this journey with us!

(FAI-YAC results will be released last quarter of this year. We will keep you posted.) A