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Spotlight on the arts
Local high school artists honored in national competiton By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com
Student artists from Manchester, Northfield and Wabash High Schools received honors during the recent Scholastic Art and Writing Awards contest. The event was judged at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. The contest is a national awards program, raising awareness for the arts and supporting young artists through scholarships, exhibitions and positive recognition. It is considered the most prestigious awards program available to junior high and high school students, and has been running since 1923. In the Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio region, 1,410 works of art were submitted and 417 of them received a Gold Key, Silver Key or Honorable Mention. Gold Key entries are automatically considered for national awards during judging in New York City. The following Manchester students were winners this year: Gold Key Winner: Ainsley West. Silver Key Winners: Lilianna Popi and Jade Michel. Honorable Mention Winners: Jessica Dingess, Melany Guerrero, Kayla Metzger, Jade Michel, Erica Ortiz and Emma Pyle. In addition, Popi received two Silver Key Portfolio wins, earning substantial scholarship money as she is planning on attending a four-year art program. At Northfield, the following students received recognition: Emma Bone - Mixed Media- Honorable Mention Grant Dale - Ceramics- Honorable Mention; Ceramics- Silver Medal; Ceramics- two Gold Medals; Ceramics- Gold Portfolio (One of only three awarded in region) Chloe Miller – Drawing/Illustration- Honorable Mention; Mixed Media- Silver Medal; Mixed Media- Gold Medal Trinity Shockome - Ceramics- 2 Honorable Mentions; Ceramics- Silver Portfolio (One of only
four awarded in region) Wabash students earning honors were: Katelynn Combs, Drawing and Illustration – Silver Key Lincoln Saldivar, Drawing and Illustration – Gold Key Hope Schoening, Drawing and Illustration – Honorable Mention. “I’m so proud of the work of our students,” Northfield art teacher Adam Zwiebel said. “They persevered through COVID interruptions and won 12 awards at the regional level. There is a lot of artistic talent at Northfield and I want to showcase it.” Wabash art teacher Donna Pattee-Ballard had similar sentiments. “I am so proud of my students who have been accepted into the 2021 Scholastic Art awards,” she said. “All three of these students are dedicated to making and improving their art. They are enthusiastic about learning new mediums and working on both their personal and conceptual visions as well as their technical abilities. “This is a great accomplishment to be accepted into the Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio Art region as so many students submit their work. These students have very bright futures ahead of them.” Manchester art teacher Hannah Burnworth likewise praised the students. “It’s important for students to have outlets for their amazing creative expression, especially during a season where so many things have been cancelled and postponed,” she said. “I am so proud of each of these students and the energy they put into making these incredible pieces.” WHS assistant principal Jeff Galley praised both the students and Pattee-Ballard for their efforts. “This is a major accomplishment and recognition of the fantastic artistic abilities that these students possess,” he said. “It is also recognition of the hard work and dedication that Mrs. PatteeContinued on Page 6
Works by local students Grant Dale (top and bottom photos), Ainsley West (top photo at right) and Lincoln Saldivar all received Gold Key recognition during the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards contest. Photos provided
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