Regional Scholastic Art Award Winners

Thirty-nine Fox Chapel Area High School students recently won awards for their entries in the Pittsburgh Region of the Scholastic Art Awards 2023.

Fox Chapel Area High School Gold Key winners were seniors Siheng Chao, Mikhail Ion (3 Gold Keys, 1 for his portfolio submission), and Jonathan Li; juniors Mia Pietropaolo, Alexandra Sroufe, and Gabriella Urso (2 Gold Keys); and freshmen Akshay Lath and Raina Guzman. All of the Gold Key winners will now have their work sent to New York for national judging where they will be competing with other regional winners from across the United States for national awards. The winners of the national contest will be part of The Scholastic Art Awards National Exhibit.

The Fox Chapel Area High School

Silver Key winners seniors Johanna Asplin, Keeley Graham, Jonathan Li (8 Silver Keys, 1 for his portfolio submission), Mahnoor

Manha, Eliza Meyer (6 Silver Keys), Santino Pistella, and Sydney Ward; juniors Chloe Kim, Emma Kim, and Isabella Marcos; sophomores Gabrielle Generett, Benjamin Perez, and Yuqi Zhou; and freshmen Akshay Lath (3 Silver Keys) and Mira Owens.

The Fox Chapel Area High School Honorable Mention winners were seniors Johanna Asplin, Zoe Broyles, Siheng Chao (3 Honorable Mentions), Samuel Charlson, Alexis Fabrizi, Casey Forst, Eleanor Fox (portfolio submission), Mia Fraga-Ruiz (2 Honorable Mentions, 1 for her portfolio submission), Sophia Gustafson (2 Honorable Mentions, 1 for her portfolio submission), Jonathan Li (7 Honorable Mentions), Mahnoor Manha, Eliza Meyer (2 Honorable Mentions, 1 for her portfolio submission), Marley Pistella, Luka Romero, Ghost Snyder, Joseph Zgurzynski (for his portfolio submission), and Adam Zimmerman; juniors Micah Cagley, Chloe Kim, Emma Kim, Mikayla Korczynski (2 Honorable Mentions), and Sophia Rike; sophomores Caleb Adams (2 Honorable Mentions) and Cammy Cavlovich; and freshmen Claire Conti and Akshay Lath (8 Honorable Mentions). Students from approximately 50 schools from across the greater Pittsburgh area participated in the regional competition. The award winners were selected by a panel of distinguished judges which included artists, art educators, and art professionals.

The Fox Chapel Area students were honored at a special ceremony on February 25 at Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts & Kresge Theater.

The Fox Chapel Area High School art teachers are Joan Marangoni, Mary Jo Montgomery, Christine Smith, Sarah Stewart, and Amy Wickman.