Daphne, Ala., April 24, 2026 – Bayside Academy’s talented art students took top honors in the Alabama Independent Schools Association (AISA) District I art competition. Bayside’s artists brought home 54 ribbons including 17 First Place finishes and a Best in Show.
Best of Show
3D/Sculpture: Frances Pilot ’38
Best of Show
3D/Sculpture: Frances Pilot ’38
Painting
K–1st Grade
First Place: Violet Laymon ’38
Second Place: Allie James Prince ’37
2nd–3rd Grade
First Place: Robert Bruckmann ’36
4th–5th Grade
First Place: Grayson Landry ’34
Waterbase
K–1st Grade
First Place: David Walker ’38
Second Place: Zoe Clemons ’37
2nd–3rd Grade
Second Place: Juliette Hulick ’36
4th–5th Grade
Third Place: Crawford Miller ’33
Honorable Mention: Ann Porter Kipp ’34
9th–12th Grade
First Place: Alice Ogburn ’29
Printmaking
K–1st Grade
First Place: William Knight ’38
2nd–3rd Grade
First Place: Hannes Giebkes ’35
Honorable Mention: John William Hofferber ’36
4th–5th Grade
Second Place: Zora Lumsden ’34
Third Place: Sadie Pilot ’34
6th–8th Grade
Third Place: Sam Kapeluck ’30
Drawing (Non-Color)
K–1st Grade
First Place: McGriff Walters ’38
Second Place: Andrea Green ’37
2nd–3rd Grade
First Place: Birch Whitaker ’36
Second Place: AJ Stubbs ’36
4th–5th Grade
First Place: Mary Bo Nichols ’34
6th–8th Grade
Second Place: Hart Wilson ’31
9th–12th Grade
Third Place: Tbug Baker ’27
Honorable Mention: Penny Snell ’27
Drawing (Color)
K–1st Grade
First Place: Grey Smith ’37
Third Place: Mamie Powell ’38
2nd–3rd Grade
First Place: Drake Messenger ’35
4th–5th Grade
Honorable Mention: Bessie Achee ’33
6th–8th Grade
Third Place: Kara Jordan ’32
9th–12th Grade
Second Place: Addie Babcock ’28
Honorable Mention: Marley Ullock ’26
3D/Sculpture
K–1st Grade
First Place: Frances Pilot ’38 (*Best in Show)
Third Place: Henry Stewart ’37
2nd–3rd Grade
First Place: Mary Owens Grider ’36
Second Place: Ann Copeland Snead ’35
4th–5th Grade
Third Place: Joshua Deupree ’34
Honorable Mention: Merri Grace Bass ’34
6th–8th Grade
Third Place: Eva Solomon ’32
Honorable Mention: Phoenix Vivier ’31
Photography
K–1st Grade
First Place: Mamie Powell ’38
Third Place: Evelyn Parris ’37
2nd–3rd Grade
Third Place: Victor Lucas ’36
4th–5th Grade
Second Place: Anne Westbrook ’34
9th–12th Grade
Second Place: Tbug Baker ’27
Honorable Mention: Lizzie Noble ’29
Collage
K–1st Grade
First Place: Crosby Mitchell ’37
Second Place: Molly Laymon ’38
2nd–3rd Grade
Third Place: Walker Watkins ’35
4th–5th Grade
Third Place: Conner Barton ’34
Mixed Media
K–1st Grade
First Place: Embry Cotten ’37
2nd–3rd Grade
First Place: Leighton Smith ’36
Third Place: Salome Grandmaire ’35
4th–5th Grade
Second Place: Eleanor Newman ’34
6th–8th Grade
Second Place: Addison Williams ’32
K–1st Grade
First Place: Violet Laymon ’38
Second Place: Allie James Prince ’37
2nd–3rd Grade
First Place: Robert Bruckmann ’36
4th–5th Grade
First Place: Grayson Landry ’34
Waterbase
K–1st Grade
First Place: David Walker ’38
Second Place: Zoe Clemons ’37
2nd–3rd Grade
Second Place: Juliette Hulick ’36
4th–5th Grade
Third Place: Crawford Miller ’33
Honorable Mention: Ann Porter Kipp ’34
9th–12th Grade
First Place: Alice Ogburn ’29
Printmaking
K–1st Grade
First Place: William Knight ’38
2nd–3rd Grade
First Place: Hannes Giebkes ’35
Honorable Mention: John William Hofferber ’36
4th–5th Grade
Second Place: Zora Lumsden ’34
Third Place: Sadie Pilot ’34
6th–8th Grade
Third Place: Sam Kapeluck ’30
Drawing (Non-Color)
K–1st Grade
First Place: McGriff Walters ’38
Second Place: Andrea Green ’37
2nd–3rd Grade
First Place: Birch Whitaker ’36
Second Place: AJ Stubbs ’36
4th–5th Grade
First Place: Mary Bo Nichols ’34
6th–8th Grade
Second Place: Hart Wilson ’31
9th–12th Grade
Third Place: Tbug Baker ’27
Honorable Mention: Penny Snell ’27
Drawing (Color)
K–1st Grade
First Place: Grey Smith ’37
Third Place: Mamie Powell ’38
2nd–3rd Grade
First Place: Drake Messenger ’35
4th–5th Grade
Honorable Mention: Bessie Achee ’33
6th–8th Grade
Third Place: Kara Jordan ’32
9th–12th Grade
Second Place: Addie Babcock ’28
Honorable Mention: Marley Ullock ’26
3D/Sculpture
K–1st Grade
First Place: Frances Pilot ’38 (*Best in Show)
Third Place: Henry Stewart ’37
2nd–3rd Grade
First Place: Mary Owens Grider ’36
Second Place: Ann Copeland Snead ’35
4th–5th Grade
Third Place: Joshua Deupree ’34
Honorable Mention: Merri Grace Bass ’34
6th–8th Grade
Third Place: Eva Solomon ’32
Honorable Mention: Phoenix Vivier ’31
Photography
K–1st Grade
First Place: Mamie Powell ’38
Third Place: Evelyn Parris ’37
2nd–3rd Grade
Third Place: Victor Lucas ’36
4th–5th Grade
Second Place: Anne Westbrook ’34
9th–12th Grade
Second Place: Tbug Baker ’27
Honorable Mention: Lizzie Noble ’29
Collage
K–1st Grade
First Place: Crosby Mitchell ’37
Second Place: Molly Laymon ’38
2nd–3rd Grade
Third Place: Walker Watkins ’35
4th–5th Grade
Third Place: Conner Barton ’34
Mixed Media
K–1st Grade
First Place: Embry Cotten ’37
2nd–3rd Grade
First Place: Leighton Smith ’36
Third Place: Salome Grandmaire ’35
4th–5th Grade
Second Place: Eleanor Newman ’34
6th–8th Grade
Second Place: Addison Williams ’32
We are very proud of these students.
Bayside Academy is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school for students in Grades PK3–12.
