{"id":43254,"date":"2025-11-21T12:07:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T01:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&p=43254"},"modified":"2025-11-21T12:07:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T01:07:56","slug":"junior-school-portrait-prize","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/junior-school-portrait-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior School Portrait Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally, we have the culmination of one of the most exciting times in the Junior School Visual Arts calendar\u2026the announcement of the winning entries in the Portrait Prize. There were over 40 entries, all showing the creativity and passion of our student artists from Pre-Kindergarten through to Year 6.<\/p>\n

A big thank you to all the artists who entered their work in the prize this year. Your creativity and skill amazed the judges and made their job very difficult.<\/p>\n

There were three different judging panels this year, covering the different prize categories.<\/p>\n

The People’s Choice Prize \u2013 Emma Zhang<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/p>\n

The People\u2019s Choice prize was a new prize this year, voted for by staff members and pupils of MLC School, including maintenance staff, cleaning staff, catering staff, after school care staff, teaching assistants, teachers and students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6. There was a clear winner in this category, an artwork obviously loved by many, created by Emma Zhang in Year 6<\/p>\n

The Packing Room Prize \u2013 Gwendolyn Li<\/strong> (Kindergarten S)<\/p>\n

Next is the Packing Room Prize, selected by Visual Arts assistant Miss C, who organised the whole competition and displayed the work so beautifully. The winner is Gwendolyn Li in KS.<\/p>\n

The next prizes were awarded by a panel of judges including Daniel Sandral,<\/strong> Head of Junior School, Marian Doull,<\/strong> Visual Arts Teacher, and past Junior School Art teacher Lesley Snelgrove<\/strong>.<\/p>\n