Clay Art Show 2022
Clay 8-12 art students worked hard this year experimenting with different art materials and art styles all while finding their own personal journeys within their artwork. The Picasso quote, "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life," was used in this year's show because life can give us ups and downs, but art can give us a new look at life.
Please enjoy this year's Clay Jr/Sr High School Virtual Night of the Arts 2021-2022.
Clay Jr-Sr HS Honor Roll - Third Nine Weeks - 2021-22
Clay Junior High & High School
Honor Roll - Third Nine Weeks
2021-2022
6th Grade
All A’s - Audrey Bach, Isabella Dotson, Keagan Fowler, Griffin Gerard, Laikyn Puckett, Evan Rider, Elin Shaw, Alayna Shepherd, Dalton Shepherd, James Sinclair
A Average - Zachary Payne
B Average - Madelyn Penix, Layla Dawes, Colton Fraley, Alyssa Knauff, Meliehya Lunsford, Charles Oliver, Caylee Penix, Landen Puckett, Alexander Stump
7th Grade
All A’s -
A Average - Elijah Bailey, Brady Hadsell, Caroline Ridenour, Addison Willis
B Average - Collin Burnside, Madison Carver, Logan Cassidy, Lylian Churchheus, Jacob Collett, Ava Harries, Ryan Kennison, Lyncoln Pennington, WIlliam Pennington, Braxton Stalnaker
8th Grade
All A’s - Madelyn Bach, Sophia Craft, Abigail Miller, Jason Wang
A Average - Hannah Blevins, Nicholas Mosley, Lucas Penix, Trinity Plew, Callie Schackart
B Average - Lillian Allen, Emma Boggs, Kelsey Brady, Abigail Hunter, Elijah Longmire, Cayden McKenzie, Aiden Young
9th Grade
All A’s - Ethan France, Dawson James, Macyn Johnson, Malachi Loper, Tristan Large
A Average - Junstin Bennett, Sarah Cassidy, Alayna Fife, Mackenzie Hicks
B Average - McKenzie Bailey, Isaiah Bennett, Shaulynn Churchheus, Chloe Cole, Victoria Covert, Rylan Jenkins, Lynsey Loop, Blaine Lunsford, Olivia Moore, Abigail Wiltshire
10th Grade
All A’s - Evan Balestra, Abby Clausing, Megan King, Eric Wang, Delaney James
A Average - Mallory Cassidy, Jersie Machand, Gabrelle McElroy, Gracie Rideout-Ward, Jaira Roberts, Noah Steele
B Average - Jessyka Davis, Elliana Downs, Carson Holschuh, Olivia Howard, Austin KNauff, Abigail Lane, Chloe Maddix, Jacob Robinson, Aidan SMith, Marshall Thornton
11th Grade
All A’s - Amadea Everman, Allyssa Maynard, Abigail Scott, Adrienne Whitley
A Average - Madison Jackson, Mallory Swords, Andrew Zuefle
B Average - Timothy Lands, Lilyan Buckler, Carly Martin, Aleigha Spradlin
12th Grade
All A’s - Kyleigh Oliver, Kailey Ware
A Average - Owen Atkins-Plumlee, Gavin Cayton, Mitchell King, Jordyn Mathias, Jacy Gearheart, Austin Smith
B Average - Hailey Arnett, Brianna Bennett, Makayla Borders, Anna Brickey, Adriana Deal, Nathan Penn, Connor Puckett, Landon Thomas
Clay Jr-Sr HS Science Fair 2021-2022
Special Recognition Recipients
Zoey Moore - Do Sponges Cut Cost of Oil Spill Cleanup?
Collin Burnside - Can The Way You Breathe Affect Your Mood?
Zach Pyne - PH Indicator
Team Project Winners
3rd Place: Bella Dotson & Alyssa Knauff - What Stains Your Teeth More?
2nd Place: London Sinclair & Evan Rider - Does Practice Make Perfect?
1st Place: Wade Bailey & Cayden McKenzie - How Different Liquids Affect Your Teeth?
Individual Project Winners
4th Place: TIE - Laney Shepherd - Musical Plants & Dalton Shepherd - Which Popcorn Brand Popped the Most?
3rd Place: Madelyn Bach - G-Force
2nd Place: Laikyn Puckett - What Materials Can Alter Wifi Signals?
1st Place: Griffin Gerard - Which Video Game Affects Blood Pressure More?
Grand Champion Project
Audrey Bach & Elin Shaw - Which Toothpast Whitens Best?
Youthful Visions
In celebration of Youth Art Month in March, local art students display "Youthful Visions" at the Portsmouth Public Library. Clay students with art displayed are Gracie Rideoutward, Gabrielle McElroy, and Rylan Jenkins. Art students also designed bookmarks for the library to distribute throughout the month. Mrs. Tiffany Moore is the Clay art instructor.
Clay Junior High Spelling Bee 2022
The 2021-22 Clay Middle School Spelling Bee was held Friday, January 21, 2022, at 1:00 PM in the Clay HS/MS Library.
The following sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students represented their classes in the school spelling bee:
Sixth graders: Layla Dawes, Madelyn Penix, Laikyn Puckett, & Evan Rider
Seventh graders: Eli Bailey, Kyla Duckett, & Mason Greene
Eighth graders: Lilli Allen, Madelyn Bach, & Zane Ball
Clay’s 2021-22 Spelling Bee champion is Eli Bailey (right), a seventh grader and son of Jason and Andrea Bailey. Eli will represent Clay Middle School in the Scioto County Spelling Bee, which will be held on March 10, 2022, at the SOMC Friends Center. Eli will also take an online spelling test to try to qualify for the Regional Spelling Bee at Ohio University. The runner-up, who will act as alternate for Clay, is Mason Greene (left), a seventh grader and son of April and Jordan Greene. Mrs. Parkes is the Clay Spelling Bee coordinator.