Birmingham Students Take Home Scholastic Art and Writing Prizes

Fifteen Birmingham high school and middle school students have been recognized as award-winning artists in the 2012 Southeastern Michigan Region of the Scholastic Art Awards.

Sponsored by the national nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the Scholastic Art & Writing Competition receives more than 140,000 submissions annually from more than 77,000 students in grades 7–12. From those submissions, 1,000 winners are selected nationwide.

The Southeastern Michigan Region of The Scholastic Art Awards is sponsored by the College for Creative Studies. Birmingham winners include:

Simon Schuster

• Gold Key, Photography Portfolio
• Gold Key, Photography
• Gold Key, Photography
• Certificate, Photography
• Certificate, Photography

Paige Moore

• Gold Key, Photography Portfolio

Leah Bennett

• Certificate, Photography

Benjamin Bishop

• Gold Key, Photography
• Silver Key, Photography
• Certificate, Photography
• Certificate, Photography
• Certificate, Photography
• Certificate, Comic Art

Alexa Bowman

• Silver Key, Jewelry

Jennifer Fuller

• Certificate, Printmaking

Anna Hardig

• Silver Key, Painting

Lauren Hextell

• Gold Key, Photography
• Certificate, Photography

Guilia Iavicoli

• Gold Key, Photography

Iris Johnson

• Silver Key, Photography
• Silver Key, Digital Art

Olivia Moore

• Silver Key, Photography

Madeline Tew

• Gold Key, Photography
• Certificate, Photography

Rachel Toeppe

• Gold Key, Drawing

Sarah Knoll

• Certificate, Jewelry

Margeaux Phillips

• Silver Key, Painting
• Certificate, Painting

Liam Rush

• Gold Key, Comic Art
• Silver Key, Comic Art

Lauren Siatczynski

• Gold Key, Fashion

Do you have a photo of your winner and their artwork from the Scholastic Art and Writing contest? Upload your photo to our gallery here or email that photo to Laura.Houser@patch.com.