Bonsall High School art show raises $100 for local nonprofit

BONSALL – Bonsall High School students hosted their inaugural community art show and contest, Friday, Jan. 19. Seniors Savanna Giles and Kaleigh Hadeka and junior Sara La Russa planned the event as part of a College and Career Readiness class project that had to involve the whole community.

The students invited artists from Fallbrook High School and Mission Vista High School, as well as their own school, to participate. They received over 30 art submissions, which were displayed at Bonsall High School. Attendees voted on their favorite artwork, and the winner was able to donate all of the event's proceeds, $100, to a charity of their choice.

Anna Anderson, the chosen winner, donated the event funds to a local nonprofit, "Portraits for Patients," which generates donations with art for those who are unable to afford medical treatment in times of crisis.

The event also served as Sara La Russa's Girl Scout Gold Award project, which creates ways of making the community a better place and serves others.