MVRHS Students Win 2017 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

Congratulations to the following twenty MVRHS students for winning 2017 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards!

GOLD KEYS:

• Olivia Knight, Grade 12 – 8-piece Art Portfolio, “Behind the Masks”
• Ava Thors, Grade 12    – Painting “Fight for Intangible Reason” – Ava also won an honorable mention for her photograph, “Bradford Beaver Yogi”
• Isabella Chimes, Grade 12  – Personal Essay / Memoir “The Garden”  – Bella also won a Silver Key for her essay “Grace”!
• Emily Gazzaniga, Grade 9 – Photograph,  “Papa’s Daily Crossword” – Emily also won an honorable mention for her photo, “Seahorse of Sengekontacket”
• Davin Tackabury, Grade 9 – Photograph,  “White Water” – Davin also won an honorable mention for his photo, “Children Crossing”

The Gold Key work will be exhibited at a gallery in Boston in March, and will go on to New York City later in the spring for the national competition. Fingers crossed!

SILVER KEYS:

• Elizabeth Dourian, Grade 12- Photography “Grace”
• Molly Baldino, Grade 9   – Photography “Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall”
• Tianna Rambonga, Grade 9- Photography “Screaming”
• Higor Mota, Grade 10- Photography “T.I.M.I.D”
• Opal Wortmann, Grade 11 – Photography “What Could Have Been”

(Also Bella’s, noted above)

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Nicholas Chapman, Grade 12- 8-piece Art Portfolio “Mother Nature”
• Emma Baldino, Grade 12- 8-piece Art Portfolio “Relevé”
• Donald O’Shaughnessy, Gr 12- Ceramics – Donald won two Honorable Mentions for pottery in this catagory.
• Patrick Best, Grade 12– Digital Art “Blue Period Self-Portrait”
• Nolan Pavlik, Grade 10- Animation “Among the Shadows”
• Thea Keene, Grade 9- Photography “Bubble Man”
• Lena Hanschka, Grade 12- Photography “Mom meets Dad”
• Kya Maloney, Grade 9- Photography “Raked”
• Alexis Hughes, Grade 11- Photography “Sternocleidomastoid”
• Savanna Aiello, Grade 12- Poetry “Adieu”

(Also Ava’s, Emily’s and Davin’s, noted above.)

If you see any of these students, be sure to congratulate them!

– Chris Baer