Congratulations to the following students who achieved significant success in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, with 23 students earning regional awards, including 7 Gold Keys!
2026 Gold Key Winners
Audrey Atkins (Grade 11) To Satiate My Burning Hunger (photography) and Through the Stars (mixed media)
Eva Coelho (Grade 11) What’s Your Wish? (photography)
Isla Fairstein (Grade 11) Beacon Boy (photography)
Katelyn Tankersley (Grade 11) Buzzing Color (photography)
Harvey Proctor (Grade 9) Falling Up (photography)
Ayla Strom (Grade 9) Birds Eye View (photography)
Nayelli Vieira (Grade 9) The Attack of the Younger Sibling (photography)
2026 Silver Key Winners
Danielle Meyer (Grade 12) Human, After All (6-piece senior art portfolio)
Marie Barros (Grade 11) Shadow Boy (photography)
Eva Coelho (Grade 11) H8?, (photography)
Jaydon Fuller (Grade 11) Storm Over Black Thorn Farm, NC (photography) and Alone In The Water (photography)
Anina Garvin (Grade 12) Working Man (photography)
Antonina Kaluzna (Grade 12) Crushed & Hung (photography)
Katelyn Tankersley (Grade 11) The Rain Brings My Pain (photography)
Tahirah Waite (Grade 12) Battle Against the Darkness (comic art)
Adriana Young (Grade 12) The Egret and I (painting)
Honorable Mention
Hunter Broderick (Grade 12) Elliptical Angle (6-piece senior art portfolio)
Zebediah Athearn (Grade 11) Been Through A Lot Pot (ceramics and glass)
Audrey Atkins (Grade 11) A Universal Connection (painting)
Gus Coogan (Grade 11) Tombstone (ceramics and glass)
Caroline Cotton (Grade 11) An Earful of Imagination (photography)
Adagio Esposito (Grade 11) Abusive Stereotyping (experimental photography), Pick Up (experimental photography) and Time Is Running Out (experimental photography)
Anina Garvin (Grade 12) In His Shoes (photography)
Antonina Kaluzna (Grade 12) Archemedies’ Sun (photography)
Danielle Meyer (Grade 12) The Preformer (mixed media)
Gianni Navarrete (Grade 12) Gaia (photography)
William Simmons (Grade 12) Long Neck Case (ceramics and glass)
Nova Smith (Grade 12) D20 With Mouth (ceramics and glass)
Amber Ventura (Grade 11) All That’s Left (photography)
