Twenty-seven student artists from Holton-Arms have been recognized by The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards regional competition for their artwork. This year, hundreds of thousands of works were submitted from student artists nationwide. Run by The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers for the past 95 years, this competition has become one of the most prestigious recognition programs for creative teens in the United States. The panelists look for pieces that best align with the Awards' core values of originality, technical skill, and personal voice or vision.
The regional winners are awarded a Gold Key, Silver Key, or an Honorable Mention. Holton's students received six Gold Keys, eight Silver Keys, and 21 Honorable Mentions. The six Holton Regional Gold Key works will be considered for recognition at the national level. The national medalists will be announced later this month.
The following students received the regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: (click here to see the winning pieces)
Ceramics:
- Darcy Blaylock '18: Honorable Mention
- Ashleigh Hale '18: Gold Key
- Elise Knutsen '19: Gold Key
- Sasha Mills '19: Honorable Mention
- Imani Wright '18: Honorable Mention
Drawing and Painting:
- Lillian Broeksmit '20: Honorable Mention
- Emery Cilluffo '20: Silver Key
- Maggie Davis '18: Silver Key
- Emily Ewing '20: Honorable Mention
- Stephanie Halpern '19: Silver Key
- Greer Knebel '18: Silver Key
- Rayne Layton '18: Honorable Mention
- Ava Mendelsohn '19: Silver Key, 2 Honorable Mentions
- Skylar Rubin '19: 2 Honorable Mentions
- Pascale Schmidt '20: 2 Gold Keys, Honorable Mention
- Kat Soltany '18: Honorable Mention
- Grace Turnipseed '20: Honorable Mention
- Katie Waller '18: 2 Honorable Mentions
- Jillian Wiener '19: Gold Key
Photography:
- Nicole Abdala-Arata '18: Silver Key
- Morgan Abdo '18: Silver Key, Honorable Mention
- Nicole Edmunds '18: Gold Key
- Emma Helsing '20: 2 Honorable Mentions
- Libby Mulligan '18: Honorable Mention
- Kaitlyn Pham '18: Honorable Mention
- Julie Vadhan '18: Honorable Mention
- Lauren Willingham '20: Silver Key
