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Thirteen SPA student artists earn city, state, and national art awards
Brower, who will attend New York University in fall 2013, was also one of 13 SPA students recognized by the 201213 Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards (MSAA). MSAA awards are jointly sponsored by the Art Educators of Minnesota and the College of Visual Arts; the 13 winners were selected out of 1,900 individual and 165 portfolio entries submitted by high school students across Minnesota. There are three levels to the awards: Gold Key (words of highest distinction); Silver Key (works of high distinction); and Honorable Mentions (deserving of merit). This year’s MSAA winners from SPA were Claire Anderson ’13 (Silver Key, Honorable Mention, Portfolio Honorable Mention); William Brower ’13 (Gold Key, Silver Key, Honorable Mention); Katya Deve ’13 (Honorable Mention); Maddie Graham ’13 (Honorable
William Brower
SPA student artists were honored this year in multiple city, state, and national awards programs. William Brower ’13 earned a National Scholastic Art Silver Medal in March 2013, a national award through the Scholastic Art Awards program. More than 90,000 teens in grades seven through 12 from around the nation annually submit more than 185,000 works of art and writing in 28 categories, according to Scholastic. Brower’s winning piece (excerpt shown at right) was a diptyich of photographs entitled Adam Sleeping.
Mention); Laura Goetz ’13 (Portfolio Silver Key, Silver Key); Ria Guest ’14 (Honorable Mention); Ann Hill ’14 (Honorable Mention); Zoe Matticks ’14 (Honorable Mention); Ian Rolf ’13 (Honorable Mention); Liz Rossman ’13 (Gold Keys [2], Silver Key, Honorable Mention); Asher Szachowicz ’13 (Honorable Mention); Jessica Wen ’14 (Gold Keys [5], Silver Key, Honorable Mention [2]); Alicia Zhang ’14, Silver Key, Honorable Mentions [2]).
Aditi Kulkarni ’13 named Minnesota Journalist of the Year by Journalism Education Association Scott Streble
The Journalism Education Association, the nation’s largest scholastic journalism organization for educators, has selected Aditi Kulkarni ’13, editor-in-chief of The Rubicon, as the Minnesota Journalist of the Year. Kulkarni is the sole winner from Minnesota, selected from among nominated student journalists from throughout the state. Candidates for the award are nominated by an adviser and must submit a portfolio of journalistic work that highlights their writing, design, photography, videography, and multimedia skills. Kulkarni and Rubicon advisor Kathryn Campbell were notified of Kulkarni’s win on March 28, 2013. Campbell, who nominated Kulkarni for the award, notes her Editor-in-Chief’s talents as both a journalist and a leader. “She endeavors to learn everything she can about reporting, ethics, design, and leadership, and facilitates a culture of curiosity and mentorship,” says Campbell. “She models her passions for the Rubicon staff and invites them to settle for nothing less in their own work.” Kulkarni joined The Rubicon her sophomore year as a staff writer and was named Sports Editor the following year.
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She was named Editor-in-Chief in the spring of 2012. In addition to the Minnesota Journalist of the Year award, she has won numerous state and national awards for her writing and photography, including second place for newspaper sports photo in the 2012 Minnesota High School Press Association Gold Medallion Awards. She will attend Swarthmore College in fall 2013.