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 2026.

Students from La Porte High School, La Porte Junior High 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
"Fer in Texas Y’all” by Fernando Sapaio, La Porte High School
"Autumn Nap" by Jahandra Thebeau, La Porte Junior High
"Homage to the Skies" by Ethan Scroggins, Heritage Elementary School

 Gold Medal
"Midday Rest" by Ashley Morales, La Porte High School
"Trust Between Two Spirits" by Allison Bravo, La Porte High School
"From a Child’s Perspective" by Khloe Anderson, Lomax Junior High
"Cactus Illusion" by Emma Stakes, Rizzuto Elementary School

 
Christina Todaro teaches the La Porte High School winners; Amanda Mattox and Bobbi Lapushansky teach the art winners at La Porte and Lomax Junior highs, respectively; Jami Lupold and Mona Gibbs teach the art winners at Heritage and Leo A. Rizzuto, respectively.