These four Bethel Baptist School students will represent Alabama in National ACEA fine arts competition at Bob Jones University in South Carolina April 10-12. The state winners, from left, are sophomore Cassie Bunner, Bible Teaching; sophomore Cole Schmidt, U.S. History/Geography; sophomore William Matthews, sacred piano/organ duet and duet acting; and senior Megan Matthews, sacred piano/organ duet, duet acting and vocal solo. | Clif Knight

Students in the fourth through twelfth grades at Bethel Baptist School competed in the ACEA State Fine Arts Competition in Oxford, Alabama on March 8-9.

Elementary Winners in Art:

• Ian Metzgar – Acrylic Painting – Superior Rating

• Bethany Gamble – Landscape Photography – Third Place Superior

• Bethany Gamble – Digital Media – First Place Superior

• Mya Robinson – Historical Project – Second Place Superior

• Andrew Couey – Historical Project – Superior Rating

Elementary Winners in Speech:

• Duet Acting – First Place Superior (Mya Robinson & Bethany Gamble)

• Choric Speaking – Second Place Superior (Bethany Gamble, Andrew Couey, Trentin Dupper, Mya Robinson,

• Ian Metzgar, Elizabeth Matthews, Logan Fortenberry, Justin Creese, Jacob Winton, Caleb Lawrence)

Elementary Winners in Music

Small Vocal Ensemble – Second Place Excellent (Mya Robinson, Bethany Gamble, Elizabeth Matthews, Jennifer McCain)

Large Vocal Ensemble – Second Place Superior (Jennifer McCain, Bethany Gamble, Mya Robinson, Elizabeth

Matthews, Ian Metzgar, Caleb Lawrence, Logan Fortenberry, Jacob Winton, Justin Creese, Andrew Couey,

Trentin Dupper)

Jennifer McCain – Vocal Solo – Superior

Bethany Gamble – Vocal Solo – Excellent

Jacob Winton – Sacred Piano Solo – Excellent

Mya Robinson – Sacred Piano – Third Place Superior

Ian Metzgar – Classical Piano – Superior

Elizabeth Matthews – Classical Piano – Third Place Superior

Sacred Piano Duet – First Place Superior (Elizabeth Matthews and Bethany Gamble)

Classical Piano Duet – First Place Superior (Ian Metzgar and Jacob Winton)

Classical Piano Duet – Second Place Superior (Mya Robinson and Jennifer McCain)

Junior High Winners

• Readers’ Theatre – Third Place Excellent (Savannah Markham, Isaac Bunner, Kelly Thrasher, Charlotte Matthews,

• Mitchell Gamble, Shawn Metzgar)

• Morgan Starrett – Vocal Solo – Superior

• Small Vocal Ensemble – Excellent (Morgan Starrett, Charlotte Matthews, Athena Markham, Savannah

• Markham, Kelly Thrasher)

• Sacred Piano Solo – Charlotte Matthews – Third Place Superior; Morgan Starrett – Second Place Superior

• Classical Piano – Morgan Starrett – Third Place Superior; Shawn Metzgar – Excellent

• Sacred Piano Duet – First Place Superior – Charlotte Matthews and Morgan Starrett

• Classical Piano Duet – Second Place Superior – Athena Markham and Savannah Markham

High School Winners

• Dramatic Interpretation – Tyler Dodd – Excellent

• Religious Reading – Cassie Bunner – Excellent

• Humorous Interpretation – William Matthews – Excellent; Amber Wolff – Excellent

• Duet Acting – First Place Superior (Megan Matthews & William Matthews)

• Readers’ Theatre – Third Place Superior (William Matthews, Megan Matthews, Cole Schmidt, Clint Chisgar,

• Cassie Bunner, Morgan Starrett)

• Choric Speaking – Excellent (William Matthews, Megan Matthews, Cassie Bunner, Morgan Starrett, Cole

• Schmidt, Clint Chisgar, Tyler Lawrence)

• Vocal Solo – Megan Matthews – First Place Superior

• Vocal Solo – Cole Schmidt – Excellent

• Small Vocal Ensemble – Second Place Superior (Cassie Bunner, Megan Matthews, Cole Schmidt, Mitchell

• Gamble, William Matthews)

• Sacred Piano – Cassie Bunner – Excellent; Megan Matthews – First Place Superior

• Sacred Piano/Organ Duet – First Place Superior (William Matthews & Megan Matthews)

Four students will go to National Competition at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. They are:

• Megan Matthews and William Matthews – Piano/Organ Duet and Duet Acting; Megan Matthews – Vocal Solo

• In our Academic Competition – Cassie Bunner – Bible Teaching; Cole Schmidt – U.S. History/Geography.