MVRHS Students Win 2017 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Kevin McGrath
“White Water” by Davin Thackabury was one of several Gold Key winners
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”
