“I was surprised,” gold key recipient, Carolyn Yip said. Each year, from across the country, the Scholastic Art Competition brings awards to local communities. Teens in grades 7 through 12 apply in 28 categories of art and writing. Panelists look for works that best exemplify originality and the development of a personal voice or vision.  Art students were excited to receive the news they have won awards for their art. This competition includes three types of awards: Honorable Mentions, Silver key and Gold key awards. The Gold key award is the very best in show.

Sam Cahill, Amy Amos, Sarah Pinkerton, Erin Mee, Carolyn Yip, and others earned Honorable Mentions.  They accomplished great skills shown through their works that was submitted to local programs. Numerous earned the Silver key award such as Thomas Kelsey, Carolyn Yip, Erin Mee, Madeleine Prak, Megan McLean, Laura Kaufmann, and others. Silver keys are the stand out works submitted to local programs that demonstrate exceptional ability.

And few students such as Erin Mee, Carolyn Yip, Kaylie Nawaa, Monique Bertino, Kyleigh Magness, Jessica Orecchio, and Christina Cameron won Gold key awards. Gold keys are automatically considered for national-level recognition. Gold key art pieces will be sent off in May as a digital file to New York where only 300 pieces are chosen from across the country. Their art could be selected to be hung up in Carnegie Hall.

“I was shocked,” said Bertino, who won a gold key for her painting titled “On the Move”. Along with others, her art will be put on display as the Schack Art Center in Everett. They will be up February 9^th to the 22^nd. All the winners from around the country will be featured on the online gallery at www.Schack.org. Congratulations to all the winners!