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HJMS Students Earn Scholastic Art Awards

Eight students selected; one earns special Best in Show Award for sculpture

Simsbury Public Schools, Community Contributor

A total of eight Henry James Memorial School (HJMS) students received awards during the Scholastic Art Awards competition, which is hosted by the Connecticut Art Education Association (CAEA) for students in grades 7-12 across the state of Connecticut. An awards ceremony will take place on January 28th at the University of Hartford, Lincoln Center.

There were 3 Gold, 3 Silver, and 2 Honorable Mention winners. Seventh grader Alex Talledo also won a special award of Best in Show for his sculpture.

Here is a complete list of the HJMS winners:

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  • Alex Talledo–GOLD Key Sculpture (Special Award: CAEA Best in Show Sculpture Group 1)
  • (Meena) Anuradha Rajesh–GOLD Key Sculpture
  • Hailey Gamer–GOLD Key Printmaking
  • Eric Li–SILVER Sculpture
  • Alexander Vargas–SILVER Drawing
  • Christopher Morrow–SILVER Sculpture
  • Katherine Kubarych–Honorable Mention–Drawing
  • Mikayla Wetjen–Honorable Mention–Drawing

To view the winning artwork, go to www.simsbury.k12.ct.us/district/art-education-k-12.

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