Celebrating the Arts!

Jesuit’s annual Celebration of the Arts was amazing on Sunday (April 26), showcasing the school's talented artists, musicians, thespians, singers, poets, and engineers, along with delicious cuisine!

Inside the Antinori Center for the Arts, the hallways were lined with phenomenal artwork created by Jesuit students under the direction of fine arts department head Mr. Giovanni Diaz, S.J. The event featured 

Congratulations to all the Juried Art Show winners, most notably the Best in Show honoree Matthew Perez ’28 and Senior Artist 1st place winner Gunnar Matscherz ’26, as well as all the other recipients of the Art Department awards at the Celebration of the Arts!

See all of the award winners listed below, and below that are photos from Celebration of the Arts '26!

 

VISUAL ARTS AWARDS

Best in Show
Matthew Perez ’28 – “Blue Ignatius”

Senior Awards
1st – Gunnar Matscherz – “Two Face-Pestilence”
2nd – Ben Tanis – “Aztec Bling”
3rd – Xavier Przybycin – “Abstract and Organic” and CJ Pinder – “The Grotto – a high relief”

Honorable Mention
Mitchell Echevarria – “Dog + Girl”

Junior Awards
1st – Luke Wills – “Green Building”
2nd – Brady Santo – “Megatron”
3rd – Sully Thaxton – “Warm”

Honorable Mention
Andrew Smith – “The Bell Tower High Relief”
Alexander Schellman – “The Student Center High Relief”

Sophomore Awards
1st – Matthew Perez – “Blue Ignatius”
2nd – Luke Valdes – “Reflection”
3rd – Anthony Rickman – “Monkey Butler”

Honorable Mention
Owen Blashill – “A Flower Design”

THEATRE AWARDS

Collin Jennings ’29 - Theatre Production Award
Ian Higgins ’26 - Stagecraft and Design Honors Award
Cruz Garcia ’29 (spring), Sebastien Pierre ’29 (fall) - Intro to Theatre Award

 

MUSIC AWARDS

Orchestra Awards
Ronan Krummrich ’26 - Orchestra Director Award
Diego Contreras ’26 - Guitar Ensemble Director Award
Austin Blewitt ’26 - Golden Voice Music Award
David Ramirez ’26 - Music Dedication Medal Award
Jesse Cogburn ’26 - Music Dedication Medal Award

Choir Award
Nicolas Haouchan ’28 - School Choral Award

Band Awards
Gavin McMillon ’26 - John Philip Sousa Band Award

Certificate of Achievement to:
Santiago Przybycin ’28 - Best Percussion
Trey Davis ’28 - Best Brass
Nick Cucanan-Potoy ’28 - Best Woodwind
Leonardo Gamez Tovar ’27 - Men for Others Service Award
Lucas Sierra ’29, Isaiah Munuhe ’29, Lorenzo Fiorini ’29 - Beginning Band Awards
Brian Nguyen ’28 – Outstanding Service Award
A.J. Brazel ’27 – Honor Bandsmen Award

 

ENGINEERING AWARDS

Jacob Ribinski ’26 - Master Builder Award
Richard Scott ’26 - Best Programmer Award
Chris Thomas ’26 - Innovator of the Year Award
Anthony Odio ’26, James Pawlusiak ’26, Nico Provenzano ’26 - Jesuit Engineering Project of the Year - RC Plane Team

 

DIGITAL JOURNALISM AWARDS

Ian Higgins ’26 – “Best Broadcast Presenter Award”
Anthony Fegan ’26 – “Best Broadcast Editor Award”