Smithtown Student-Artists Receive Awards at National Competition

A total of 12 Advanced Placement art students from Smithtown High School East and Smithtown High School West have received awards at the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Competition.

The 12 students recieved a combined 23 awards including 10 Gold Key awards, which will be considered for national recognition.

Gold Key winners will be announced in March.

The following student-artists received recognition in the competition:

Smithtown High School East

• Luke Gelfman – one Gold Key in Design, three Gold Keys in Drawing and Illustration, one Silver Key in Drawing and Illustration
• Anna Koke – one Gold Key in Printmaking
• Danielle Napoli – two Gold Keys in Printmaking, one Honorable Mention in Photography
• Kelsey Opinante – one Silver Key in Comic Art
• Stephanie Rowe – one Silver Key in Comic Art
• Ilysa Sirota – one Honorable Mention in Mixed Media
• Jamie Werner – one Gold Key in Fashion

Smithtown High School West

• Lisa Accolla – one Silver Key in Drawing and Illustration
• Sean Bishop – one Gold Key in Drawing and Illustration
• Katie Kguloian – two Honorable Mentions in Drawing and Illustration
• Stephen Kyranakis – one Honorable Mention in Drawing and Illustration
• Laura Minet – three Honorable Mentions in Drawing and Illustration, one Silver Key in Drawing and Illustration, one Gold Key Art Portfolio

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards recognizes students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their work to the world.

Students across the U.S. submitted nearly 320,000 original works during the 2016 program year across 29 different categories of art and writing.

Through the Scholastic Awards, students in grades 7–12 can apply in 29 categories of art and writing for their chance to earn scholarships and have their works exhibited and published.

Congratulations to all the students!

Photo Captions:

1: Smithtown High School East Advanced Placement art teacher Timothy Needles posed with the award winners of the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Competition.

2: Smithtown Central School District’s Director of Fine Arts Michael Mastrangelo (left), Smithtown High School West Advanced Placement art teacher Steve Halem (second from left) and Smithtown High School West Principal John Coady (right) posed with the award winners of the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Competition.

Photos courtesy of the Smithtown Central School District