Deming High art students finalists in Vans Custom Culture Contest Your vote counts View Comments DEMING – Art students in Jesse Kriegel’s Deming High School Advanced Art Class are bidding to become frequent finalists on a national scale. For the third year in a row, two of Kriegel’s students have qualified for the Vans High School Custom Culture Contest. Senior Kamryn Zachek and junior Annette Guzman designed and decorated Vans sneakers with a cultural flair that may speak volumes for southwest and “The Land of Enchantment.” Vans, the popular sneaker company that appeals to a younger set, chose “Hometown Pride” and Head Above the Clouds” as this year's themes for the contest.