Golden Bears Photographers Bring Home the Gold... and More

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School Upper School photography students have captured 30 honors in the 2016 Regional Georgia Scholastic Art and Writing Awards—the most in school history for this prestigious competition.

Gold Key winners will automatically advance to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards national competition. And all Gold and Silver Key recipients will have their work exhibited at SCAD Atlanta (TBA).

“I’m so proud of these students,” said photography teacher Alice Thompson. “This level of success in the regional awards is our best ever, and it speaks to the strength of our entire visual arts program.”

Golden Bears earned seven gold, 15 silver, and eight honorable mentions this year. Several students also won three awards: Libby Bulley received two golds and one silver; Sarah Catherine Conklin took a gold and two silvers; Spicer Lear was awarded three silvers; and Emily Ann Betts won a gold, a silver and an honorable mention.

Other winners were: Caroline Barber, Katie Brown, Emilee Hagerman, Cameron Jackson, Sydney Kaufmann, Ellie King, Sarah Langford, Reilly McClain, Sarah Porter, Grace Sanders, Annie Strickland, and Kate Wray.

Thompson described this year’s entries as more upbeat than in years past, “more teenaged joy than angst.” Subjects, however, were also deeply thought-provoking. One piece spoke to anorexia, for example, and another to gun violence.

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are designed to recognize “the vision, ingenuity, and talent of our nation’s youth, and provide opportunities for creative teens to be celebrated,” according to the group’s website. Holy Innocents’ competes regional with students all over Georgia.

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