Indian Hill Braves earn 46 Scholastic Art Awards

Gold Key winner by High School student Alison Ma entitled Warped

Forty-six – that is the amazing grand total of awards earned by 32 Indian Hill High School (IHHS) and Indian Hill Middle School (IHMS) students in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards national competition. 

“We are so excited for our creative students!” said IHHS art teacher Julie Pfeiffer, who – along with art teacher Adam Wolter – is preparing the art to be on display from January 28 through February 8 at the Cincinnati Art Academy. 

“We have the most winners from a middle school in the Cincinnati region,” said IHMS art teacher Laura Monahan. “We are thrilled for our talented student-artists.”

Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is for students in grades 7-12. According to Scholastic, professional artists reviewed and selected approximately 1,600 works from Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky out of more than 7,000 submissions. The Scholastic Awards look for work that demonstrates originality, technical skill, and emergence of a personal voice or vision. Students can win a Gold Key Award, Silver Key Award, or Honorable Mention.  

“Our 16 Gold Key awarded artworks will move on to the national judging,” said Pfeiffer. “National awards will be announced on March 12.”

Winning students from Indian Hill Middle School include: Alex Rozakis, Ava Comello, Ben Vigran, Ellery Bailey, Julianna Lewis, Liam Morris, Megan Edmonson, Michelle Fu, and Polly Barnett. Winning students from Indian Hill High School include: Alison Ma, Anderson Cannady, Anna Mayeux, Audrey Femia, Bridget Schumacher, David Reininger, Diana Yue, Elise Lambert, Ellie Jones, Gillian Dunahoe, Hunter Fry, Jasmin Lau, Joey Santaiti, Kate McGrath, Lauren Campbell, Leah Goldstone, Lucy Bell, Lynn Choi, Maria Lindberg, Nathan Heilbrunn, Olivia Sheldon, Sean Bridge, and Sophia Attiyah.

Winning artists are invited to attend an awards ceremony on February 1.

Top photo caption: Gold Key winner by Indian Hill High School student Alison Ma, entitled “Warped.”


Photo caption: Gold Key winner by Indian Hill High School student Kate McGrath, entitled “Packaged Joy.”
 

Photo caption: Gold Key winner by Indian Hill Middle School student Ellery Bailey, entitled “Berry.”