Hatboro-Horsham High School Students Receive Scholastic Awards

The nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers recently announced the national award recipients of the 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12. Gabby Horsch is receiving a Gold Medal for her colored pencil artwork, “Thoughts and Prayers.” Shelby Loser is receiving a Silver Medal for her mixed media piece, “Unify.”

This honor opens doors for students by providing access to future scholarship programs and workshops, the ability to have work publically displayed in the Art.Write.Now.2019 National Exhibition.

Submissions are juried by luminaries in the literary and visual arts, some of whom are past award recipients. Panelists look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.

Within the Awards’ 29 categories—which include poetry, photography, sculpture, humor, editorial cartoons, and video game design—more than 346,000 works of art and writing were submitted for adjudication.

Horsch, a senior, is invited to New York City to participate in National Events taking place June 5–7, 2019, including a National Ceremony at Carnegie Hall.

Visual and Industrial Arts Teacher Lauren Weisberg said, “Gabby and Shelby are two enormously talented and innovative artists. I am confident that this is just the beginning of the awards and recognition that lie ahead.”