The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Show’s Hayloft Gallery at NRG Arena will feature seven works of art by La Porte ISD students in 2025. 
 

Students from La Porte High School, Lomax Junior High School and Heritage Elementary schools earned Best of Show awards for their respective age categories in the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Art Show. Artists from La Porte High School, Lomax Junior High School and Leo A. Rizzuto Elementary are represented in the Gold Medal category.  

Each January, schools across the Greater Houston area compete in the Rodeo School Art Program, with judging taking place at the district level. All work is eligible for the show’s School Art Auction, according to the Rodeo Houston website.   

Best of Show 
"Ojos de Leche" by Breeyana Limon, La Porte High School 
"Blue Spring Ride" by Sofia Rodriguez, Lomax Junior High 
"My Beautiful Cow" by Aubrey Rylander, Heritage Elementary School 

Gold Medal 
"Morning Perch" by Nadia Olson, La Porte High School 
"A Glimpse of Grit" by Nathan Bui, La Porte High School 
"Fading Western" by Ethan Hoffman, Lomax Junior High 
"The Countryside" by Cale Ebersole, Rizzuto Elementary School 

 
Christina Todaro and Emily Reedy are the art teachers for the La Porte High School winners; Bobbi Lapushansky teaches art at Lomax Junior High; Jami Lupold and Mona Gibbs teach art at Heritage and Leo A. Rizzuto, respectively.