Artwork by students at Dunham was recently accepted to the 2023 REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE Juried High School Exhibition at the Baton Rouge Gallery in April. The work of these students, Hayden Hingle (Junior); Rachel Stanger and Ava Bush (Seniors), were selected for inclusion in the exhibition from a pool of over 150 works by students across East Baton Rouge Parish. Hayden Hingle’s painting, “My Friend Groups and Me,” received honorable mention. He was selected as a semi-finalist for the Paul A. Dufour & Julia Dufour Richardson scholarship as well. This award assists exceptional students in attending private classes with professional artist in Baton Rouge.

This article was originally published in June 2023.