PHOTO GALLERY: Heart & Soul Gala

Angalique Schweitger of Southeast High School with Kari Reddish, a digital design teacher at Lakewood Ranch High School

Rachel Stenner, a Braden River High School junior, showed off a drawing to Melissa and Kaileigh Prosser.

Sydney Collier, a Bayshore High School junior, displayed her piece, titled “Eb and Flow” to Diane Rosenbarger.

Erin Crowley of Lakewood Ranch High School called her piece, “an abstract explosion inside a head.” She showed it to Allan Seeley.

Kiley King, a Manatee High School senior, with her clay “Roller Coaster.” Chuck Freeman looked on.

Fabrizio “Tino” Peno, a senior at the Manatee School of Arts, wants to be a concept artist for video game design. He showed his piece to Dimitri Jansen.

Sarah Smith, a Manatee High School junior, with her Octopus made out of pen, ink, acrylics and watercolor. Sharon and Jerry Schoenholtz looked on.

Kieren Gunnell, a sophomore at the Manatee School of Arts, took a picture of an alligator with algae on its tail at a zoo in Tampa. Barbara and Ed Jennings appreciated the work.

Alexander King, a Manatee High School sophomore, took a photo of the cross at Desoto Park using his phone. Maureen Platt and Kim Daunt enjoyed it.