91精选

What started as an idea to highlight and celebrate Christian scholarship across 91精选’s campus has taken on a life of its own over the past 25 years. OPUS is often described as an academic carnival, complete with snacks, parades, and raffle prizes. This year, a local favorite, Lucky Burrito, was on campus to provide tacos to students, faculty, and staff, making everyone feel part of the celebration.

The combination of scholarly presentations across various disciplines with a festive atmosphere makes for a memorable and unique event for students and attendees. OPUS continues to be a great opportunity to showcase intellectual growth and community building.

Sarah Krause, OPUS Committee Co-Chair, expressed, 鈥淥PUS 2024 is officially in the books, and we are so grateful for how this year’s celebration turned out. Congratulations to all the competition winners, but more importantly to all who competed! Many judges commented that they had a REALLY difficult time selecting winners, which speaks to the high quality of presentations that were shown or delivered. Everyone who presented or performed should feel encouraged by their work!鈥�

Winners of competitions were:

OPUS Literary Arts Competition Winners

Fiction/Drama:

1^st Place: Chase Hadley – 鈥淐an of Corn鈥�

2^nd Place: MJ Huizenga – 鈥淲hat It Takes鈥�

Poetry:

1^st Place: Chase Hadley – 鈥淪tockholm鈥�

2^nd Place: Njoki Mukuria – 鈥淏lack Tears for Baobab鈥�

 

OPUS Music Competition Winners

Vocal Solo:听

1^st听听辫濒补肠别: Keila Rivera

2^nd听辫濒补肠别: Emily Hawkins

Instrumental Solo:

1^st听辫濒补肠别: Jared Peters

Vocal Ensemble:

1^st place: Audrey Yonkman, Eden Elling, Jared Peters

2^nd place: Carvell Anderson, Keila Rivera

Instrumental Ensemble:

1^st听辫濒补肠别: Joseph Talluto, Ashley Yonkman

2^nd听辫濒补肠别: Haley Wedster, Jared Peters

Original Musical Composition:

1^st place: Nathan Hiltner – 鈥淓vent Horizon鈥�
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OPUS Art & Design Winners

Graphic Design:

1^st place: Lydia Rascher – 鈥淭imeless Sand鈥�

2^nd place: Lydia Rascher – 鈥淯ntitled鈥�

3^rd place: MJ Huizenga – 鈥淟ove Hate Tees鈥�

Honorable Mention: Allison Tillema – 鈥淔ront Cover鈥�

Sculpture:

1^st place: MJ Huizenga – 鈥淗ate Mail Origami鈥�

2^nd place: Maggie Otto – 鈥淩ing Ring鈥�

3^rd place: Kit Miller – 鈥淲ash Up鈥�

Drawing/Painting:

1^st place: Amanda Csuka – 鈥淪easons and Second Life鈥�

2^nd place: Sydney Wood – 鈥淲here鈥檚 Kit鈥�

3^rd place: 听Maggie Otto – 鈥淐ontinual 3鈥�

Honorable Mention: Yuri Coleman – 鈥淪torm鈥�

Honorable Mention:听Amanda Csuka – 鈥淭he Feeling of a Concert鈥�

Honorable Mention:听Nora Johnson – 鈥淭he Man in the Moon鈥�

Honorable Mention: Abigail Rhoda – 鈥淒ear Old World鈥�
Print/Photo:

1^st place: Karla Rosales – 鈥淣avajo Land鈥�

2^nd place: Hope McIntosh – 鈥淎 Book about the Everyday鈥�

3^rd place: Amanda Csuka – 鈥淔lower portraits鈥�

3^rd place: Abigail Rhoda – untitled

Honorable Mention: Becca French

Honorable Mention: Ren Amador 鈥� 鈥減ostcard鈥�

Best in Show: MJ Huizenga 鈥� Gender Reveal Ball

 

OPUS Creation Care Competition Winner

Leah Lisowski – The Rice is Right: Golden Rice & the Fight Against Vitamin A Deficiency Worldwide

 

OPUS Poster Presentation Winners

1^st place 鈥� Martin Sheehan

Influence of Dark Matter Particles During Interstellar Travel

1^st place 鈥� Mia Musick

Perceptions of Masculinity: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

2^nd place 鈥� Sarah Conners

Pawsitively Connected: Investigating Animal-Assisted Interventions in Adolescent Group Work

3^rd place 鈥� Bethany Moultrie

Can Granny Ease the Pain? Researching Self-Esteem in Adolescent Youth being Raised by Grandparents

OPUS Presentation Showdown Winners:

1^st place: MJ Huizenga

2^nd place: (tied) Sharon Jegadish and Leah Lisowski

Honorable Mention: Jared Peters, Mary Mathieu