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North Hills Students Receive Scholastic Art And Writing Awards Honors
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, touted as the nation's longest-running and most prestigious recognition program.
February 5, 2022
Sixteen works of art and writing created by 10 talented North Hills students have been chosen to receive Scholastic Art and Writing Awards this year.
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The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, touted as the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens, honors students in grades 7-12 in 28 different categories of art and writing.
Entries are selected for awards without knowledge of the student’s gender, age, ethnicity or hometown by some of the foremost leaders in the visual and literary arts. They look for works that exemplify originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.
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Gold Key is the competition’s highest ranking followed by Silver Key and Honorable Mention.
This year, North Hills Middle School eighth-grader Keelin McKiernan was chosen to receive a Gold Key for her photograph “Levitate” and eighth-grader Alexa Soltis was chosen to receive a Gold Key for her personal essay.
North Hills’ honorees are as follows:
Gold Key
Photograph “Levitation” - Keelin McKiernan, Grade 8
Personal Essay - Alexa Soltis, Grade 8
Silver Key
Digital drawing “I’m Late” - Veronica Yeschke, Grade 12
Painting “Sunset” - Hanlin Zhang, Grade 12
Photograph “Old News” - Lilly Larkin, Grade 9
Sculpture “Untitled” - Wren Lesnoski, Grade 8
Honorable Mention
Drawing “Reaching for Something New” - Veronica Yeschke, Grade 12
Digital drawing “Ali” - Hanlin Zhang, Grade 12
Drawing “Flourishing Age” - Hanlin Zhang, Grade 12
Painting “Colorful Me” - Hanlin Zhang, Grade 12
Photograph “Decay” - Lilly Larkin, Grade 9
Painting “Bright Ideas” - Keelin McKiernan, Grade 8
Painting - Paige Murray, Grade 8
Photograph “Levitating Tomatoes” - Edie Dalessandro, Grade 8
Photograph “In the Shadows” - Erika Decker, Grade 8
Photograph “Shadow Bloom” - Connor Guttman, Grade 8
The art students will be recognized in a special ceremony at Seneca Valley High School at 11:30 a.m. on March 19.
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