Recently, REC held its annual art calendar contest for students within REC’s service territory. The winning artwork submitted will be used in the calendar given to the members at REC’s 86th Annual Meeting. 

Students from four schools: Dibble, Lindsay, Pauls Valley and Veritas Scholars Academy submitted 84 entries. REC received submissions from students in seventh grade through 12th. 

Entries needed to include a rural electricity theme and contain the letters REC. Students were allowed to use their desired medium on an 8 ½ x 11 inch paper.

REC had local artists: Valerie Beck and Jacquelyn Knapp anonymously select the winners for the contest. Beck is a former art teacher and artist from Lindsay and Knapp is a Professor of Art and Coordinator of the Art Department at USAO in Chickasha. The judges selected the front cover art winner along with each month's winners. The cover art winner won $100 while the individual month winners won $50 each. 

The front cover art winner is Sally McPherson from Veritas Scholars Academy. Monthly calendar winners include: Zaine Cline from Lindsay, Chyanna Sparks from Pauls Valley, Bayleigh Stockwell from Lindsay, L'rae Pearson from Pauls Valley, Keira Kinney from Lindsay, Idana Navarro from Pauls Valley, Denise Spivey from Pauls Valley, Kiara Phakousonh from Pauls Valley, Makayla Celest Cotoio from Pauls Valley, Ruby Meave from Pauls Valley, Wyatt Bratt from Pauls Valley, Isabella Hernadez from Lindsay and Mauricio Villalobos from Pauls Valley.