STUDENT WINS FIRST AT STATE ART COMPETITION

Junior Griffin Wentz won first place in the teen category for his Terrible Claw illustration for COSI's art competition titled Fantastic Flyers. He was recognized at an award ceremony at the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus on Saturday, December 3, and his artwork will be on display at the museum until early March.

Pterosaurs were flying reptiles that lived among dinosaurs more than 220 million years ago. They were the first and largest vertebrae ever to take flight due to their elongated fourth finger and hollow bones. Student artists were tasked to imagine and illustrate an interpretation of a pterosaur. Wentz named his creation the Guadanadon or "Texas Big Bird."

"It took me about four days to complete the project," Wentz said. "I grew up on books about dinosaurs and I watched a couple of documentaries to be able to make it as realistic as possible."

Mock Trial Team Is On A Roll

The Hoban Mock Trial team, led by theology teacher Jared Topp, competed at the University of Cincinnati High School Mock Trial Invitational on Jan. 7-8. Senior Khori Davis was named "Best Witness" of the competition and senior Colin Doss was named "Best Attorney."

The team then competed on Jan. 27 at the statewide district competition and won second place overall to advance to the regional competition in February.