Welcome to a new school year. We hope you've all had a great summer break and are ready to get to work on making some incredible art. We are going to work hard and hopefully this page will be overflowing with news and events. Students, please make sure to have your colors, pencils, erasers and especially sharpeners when coming to art class. Take care of your materials and don't lose them! Let's have a great year!

August 25th, 2026- Art club started today with some talented new members. We are hoping to put a great effort this year and get back to winning shows and prizes. For you information Everglades K-8 Center has been one of the most celebrated and award-winning art programs in Miami-Dade County over the past 10 years. We are the little engine that can and we don't back down form any other school. We are eagles and we can soar with anyone! 

September 23, 2025- In preparation for the visit of the artist "Paloma" on October 8th, Mrs. Romay's 3rd Grade class created musical instruments from recycled materials. The artist will give a workshop to students and lead them in a Recycled Orchestra! 

5/28/25- Congratulation to the following Art Club Members for their excellent performance this year. Evelyn Margesson, 7th Grade and Angie Abreu, 4th Grade had amazing years and were awarded trophies to recognize their efforts. Yet, once again, Ariana Pupo-Rodriguez has won the Art Club Champion Trophy, that's 2 years straight. She is now legendary!! Awesome work!

5/22/25-Ariana Pupo-Rodriguez was awarded her prize for winning first place in the Feeding South Florida Art Contest. It was a wonderful event with food and entertainment. Congratulations.

5/13/25- Evelyn Margesson and Leonor Jimenez have had their artwork accepted to the Nicklaus Hospital's Renaissance Angels Exhibit. Their work will be on display at the hospital for the entire summer! 

5/15/25- Ariana has won First Place in the Feeding South Florida Art Contest! Woooohooo! 

5/7/25- Ariana Pupo-Rodriguez in 5th Grade continues her amazing run of wins! Now she has been chosen as a finalist at the Feeding South Florida Art Contest. This is a repeat achievement for her as she was a winner last year as well! 

4/29/25, 4/30/25- Back-to-back honor for Ariana Pupo-Rodriguez as she was awarded and honored for her wins in the "No Excuse For Child Abuse Poster Contest" and "Youth Crime Watch Poster Contest"! Busy, busy, busy collecting those honors!

4/17/25- Ariana Pupo Rodriguez continues on her fantastic winning streak having now place 2nd in the Amigos for Kids 'No Excuse For Child Abuse Poster Contest". You're making your art teacher Mr. David look awesome!

4/15/25- Congratulations to Ariana Pupo-Rodriguez in 5th grade for her amazing achievements in April, so far! She has won both the Food and Nutrition Departments Black History Month Contest, and the Youth Crime Watch Poster Contest. Ariana is going to be one of the most accomplished artists to ever pass through Everglades K-8 Center!

4/15/25- Congratulations to Evelyn Margesson and Angie Abreu for having their art work accepted to the Haitian Art Exhibit! Fantastic. 

4/4/25- Today was the awards breakfast for the Smile America Dental Poster Contest at Dennys! Ariana Pupo-Rodriguez and Angie Abreu bother received prizes. There was plenty of food, coffee and lots of prizes. Mrs Riera was even present to honor our wonderful artists! Congratulations!

3/5/25- Congratulations to Evelyn Margesson, 7th grade, Alice Nodarse, 8th grade and Angie Abreu, 4th grade on having their work accepted into the Visual Puns Exhibition at Miami International Airport. Traveler will be able to view their unique and humorous images as they get ready to depart!

3/7/25- Wonderful news, Ariana Pupo-Rodriguez and Angie Abreu have earned awards in this year's Smile America Dental Association Poster Contest. Ariana won 1st place in the 5th Grade division and Angie won 2nd place in the 4th Grade division. They now get to have breakfast at Denny's for the award ceremony with Principal Riera! 

3/10/25- After years of planning and hard work, select students created a masterpiece for this year's Channel 10 Earth Day Contest. I am happy to announce that our piece has made the top ten in the judging! Now it comes down to the online vote which will run until April 6, 2025. You can vote once a day, every day, until the deadline! The prize is $4500 for the art program. Let's all vote and tell our friends! ​Local 10′s eARTday Art Contest: Vote for your favorite piece now through Apr. 6

3/13/25- Ariana Pupo-Rodriguez, 5th Grade, and Evelyn Margesson, 7th Grade, were on hand for the Impressions in Watercolor Exhibition in Wynwood. It was a wonderful event! Congratulations! 

3/31/25- Congratulation to Ashley Cruz in 3rd Grade, her artwork was selected to the Art Abilities Show at the Mailman Center for Childhood Development. There will be a wonderful event to celebrate the opening on May 8th from 5:30-7:30pm.  Her picture entitled "Food Fight" received an outstanding 4 points from the judges! 

2/21/25- Congratulations to Emely Alfonso and Zoey Perez whose work was accepted to the Countywide Exhibition. Emely made a wonderful landscape, and Zoey created a beautiful mixed media jellyfish. Great work. 

2/13/25- Congratulations to Evelyn Margesson, 7th grade and Ariana Pupo-Rodriguez, 5th grade; both made it to the Annual Impressions in Watercolor Show. This is a very prestigious show, and it is an honor just to have your work accepted to it! 

1/17/25- Although November and December were not filled with much news for the art program, January has started out with an explosion of good tidings. Ariana Pupo-Rodriguez, 5th Grade, and Evelyn Margesson, 7th Grade both won 2nd place in their categories in the Baynanza Sticker and Poster Contest. Baynanza is a yearly event that celebrate our beautiful Biscayne Bay. An event will take place in February in which Evelyn and Ariana will be honored and awarded their prizes. 

Additionally, Evelyn Margesson had her wonderful collage image accepted to the Black History Month Exhibition at the School Board Building located downtown. Congratulations Evelyn, you're really having a great year!

Furthermore, 5th Graders and Middle Schoolers worked together to create wonderful banners for the SECME Competition. The banner competition is part of a school wide effort to participate in the District SECME Festival and Olympiad which celebrates Science, Engineering, Chemistry and Mathematics. Mrs. Botana and Mrs. Kramer work very hard to get out school ready for the event. Thank you to Ariana Pupo-Rodriguez, Emely Alfonso, Ariella Puron, Zoe Perez, Luciana Chavez-Torres, Leah Acosta, Leonor Jimenez and Helen Aguilar for their amazing effort in creating the banners. 

1/21/25-EvelynMargesson, 7th Grade, is having a great January. She has won Third Place in the Pincrest Garden Environmental Art Contest. This year's theme was to depict a local person who has contributed to the improvement of South Florida. Evelyn's picture represents the contribution of Nick Katz who helped create a skate board park in Miami.

10/25/24- Fifth Grader Ariana Pupo-Rodriguez has done it again! She is the winner of the "Attendance Matters" poster contest. Amazing, two wins in one month! I am very proud of her!

10/20/24- Ariana Pupo-Rodriguez, 5th Grade has been announced as one of the winners and finalist of the 2024 Values Matter Poster Contest. This year was the 10th anniversary of the educational movement, and the posters had to reflect the celebration of this wonderful event. Ariana will be receiving a prize later this year! 

8/115/24- Welcome back everyone and get ready to make some great artwork! We are looking forward towards another great year of accomplishments, awards, fun and beautiful pictures. Last year was a great year; we won lots of contests and had many students receive awards and shows and exhibitions!  I am certain that 2024-2025 will be just as amazing. Students remember to bring your materials and be ready to work on day one! Welcome back everyone!

6/4/24- We are not done yet! Just coming in at the finish line is Veronica Moriyon with a terrific honor. She has won 2nd place in the "Kids Tag Art" competition! This contest was for students to design a license plate for the state of Florida. Veronica received a great prize bag delivered by our very own Art Supervisor Mabel Morales. The school will also be receiving $1,000.00 in art supplies of our choice. Awesome job Veronica!