Waterford’s Middle and Upper School students entered this year’s annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Competition and earned high accolades with a total of 91 regional awards in both visual arts and creative writing.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have recognized the vision, ingenuity, and talent of our nation’s youth, and provided opportunities for creative teens to be celebrated each year since 1923. An increasing number of teens participate in the program and become a part of this community—young artists and writers, filmmakers and photographers, poets and sculptors, video game artists and science fiction writers—along with countless educators who support and encourage the creative process.
Waterford’s talented students show passion and elevated standards in the work they submitted this year. The awards listed below are for our Western Region, which includes Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Washington, and parts of California. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards—the oldest and most prestigious program of its kind in the country—selects winning work for Gold Key, Silver Key and Honorable Mention awards. All Gold Key winners advance to the National competition; those results will be announced in mid-March. Seniors whose portfolios win the top National award receive a $10,000 scholarship.
2 Gold (1 Gold Portfolio)5 Silver7 Honorable MentionGold KeyGuandi W. ‘23 – Art Portfolio: My WorldMikelle B. ‘23 – Botanical Layout (Painting)Silver KeyDiane J. ‘2x (Drawing & Illustration)Kaylee K. ‘23 (3) (2 in Painting, 1 in Sculpture)Guandi W. ‘23 (Drawing & Illustration)Honorable MentionKe G. ‘23 (Painting)Diane J. ‘2x (Drawing & Illustration)Kaylee K. ‘23 (Ceramics & Glass)Annika M. ‘24 (2) (1 in Sculpture, 1 in Drawing & Illustration)Fiorella P. ‘24 (Drawing & Illustration)Guandi W. ‘23 (Drawing & Illustration)
17 Gold25 Silver25 Honorable MentionGold KeyLeila F. ‘24 – Watery PumpMia J. ‘23 – MirrorMolly M. ‘24 (2) – Towering, Unscrambling ScrabblesMicah M. ‘23 (2) – Car Mania, House of BooksHenry M. ‘26 – 2371Halle P. ‘24 – Above the CrowdNora R. ‘24 – Camping in the CloudsEthan R. ‘23 – Namibian DuneZada S. ‘24 – People MoverChristina W. ‘23 (3) – Bucranium, Hooked, Reflection Through and FromOlivia W. ‘23 – FlashbackJerry X. ‘26 (2) – Father and Daughter at the Lake, King’s ReflectionSilver KeyEthan B. ‘24 (2)Leila F. ‘24Marie F. ‘24Mia J. ‘23 (4)Ryan L. ‘24Annika M. ‘24Will M. ‘23Molly M. ‘24 (3)Nora R. ‘24Ethan R. ‘23 (5)Zada S. ‘24 (4)Christina W. ‘23Honorable MentionTyler A. ‘24Ethan B. ‘24 (2)Mia J. ‘23 (3)Jack K. ‘25 (3)Will M. ‘23 (5)Micah M. ‘23Charlotte O. ‘26Halle P. ‘24Ethan R. ‘23Zada S. ‘24 (2)Christina W. ‘23Olivia W. ‘23 (2)Jerry X. ‘26 (2)
3 Gold1 Silver6 Honorable MentionGold KeySonya B. ‘23 – The Littlest HeirCarolyn M. ’23 – How to Fix a TireRohit S. ’23 – Turning Back KickSilver KeyAnni W. ’24Honorable MentionKatelyn C. ’26Fiona J. ’26Micah M. ’23Priya S. ’23Lydia S. ’26Guandi W. ’23
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE INCREDIBLE HARD WORK PUT IN BY WATERFORD STUDENTS TO EARN THIS RECOGNITION.
Please click here to see a gallery of the Regional Gold Key Visual Arts winners.
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