Student artwork recognized

Several high school students were recently recognized for their artistic abilities with the 2025 Eastern Kansas Scholastic Art Awards. 

Gold Key and Silver Key winners' work will be on display as part of the Eastern Kansas Scholastic Art Awards exhibit at Mark Arts from February 7 through March 29. This exhibition showcases select artwork created by middle school and high school students from 70 Kansas counties and features artwork from more than 150 WPS students.

WPS students had a great showing this year: 

• 221 total awards
• 46 Gold Key awards
• 62 Silver Key awards
• 110 Honorable Mention awards

National awards will be announced in March.

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is the oldest and most prestigious recognition program for creative teenagers in the U.S. Each work is reviewed by a panel of arts professionals for originality, technical skill, and an emergence of professional vision and voice. The Alliance also partners with art institutes, colleges, and universities to earmark scholarships for college-bound Scholastic Awards recipients. This year, 2,028 pieces of art were submitted by teens across Eastern Kansas and 611 creative teens were recognized for their work.

To see the award winning artwork, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be9dkg65Qtw

American Visions Award Nominees:  

• East High School: Phung Dinh
• Northeast Magnet: Alex Gonne
• North High School: Lola Pando-Ledesma

The Gold Key winners are: 

• East High School: Vy Nguyen, Alicia Ramirez, Mei Castro, Melian Miller, Mirage Carrington, Addyson Maddux, Eleni Boisen, Miriam Lessman, Celina Talokeka, Lillynn Sizemore, Litzy Suarez-Sosa and Lynn Luong
• Heights High School: Bea Denneler
• Northeast Magnet: Derrick Armstrong, Mila Pinto, Arayah Pitts, Hanna Gould-Crawford, Jack Antone and Sarah Lawrence
• North High School: Lola Pando-Ledesma, Noel Barraza, Amanda Villa Diaz, Arislet Cervantes, Jubilee Noyes, Allegra Herrera, Crystal Estrada, Angel Valenzuela and Juan Ortiz
• Northwest High School: Amaia Alvarez and Taytum Spencer 
• South High School: Dakota Edgerle
• Southeast High School: Ryan Hewitt, Hailey Williams, Christina Saysana, Cody Tang, Miles Genochio and Emelia Gassert-Vogt

 The Silver Key winners are: 

• East High School: Addyson Maddux, Aveiyeah Wilson, Beau Adamson, Clarice Poindexter, Sophia Venturella, Carman Quang, Raylie Jarrett, Amariyae Brown, Ayrasipas Montoya, Belle Poor, Branson Tran, Erin Reed, Howell McDaniel, James Ukoha, Latoya Kendall, Miroslava Vazquez, Natalie Oyler and Kara Reida, 
• Heights High School: Jamiyah Franklin
• Northeast Magnet: Lucy Schneider, Sumaita Masum, Aaliyah Alvarado, Ariella Lovelady, Demi McElrath, Ella Hendricks, Evan Wessel, Jack Antone, Jesamyn Chung, Talia Tafolla-Wilcox and Miles Hoefgen
• North High School: Demetrius Carter, Saraeh Ransom, Anessa Ramirez, Angel Valenzuela, David Murillo, Jaren Peeples, Joshua Stidham, Lexie Zubia Contreras, Lola Pando-Ledesma, Valerie Ayala, Saraeh Ransom, Seven Lara, Allegra Herrera, Karen Marin, Lily Cardenas, Mari Garcia, Maria Cisneros Navarro and Nelly Puente
• Northwest High School: Trinity Pham, Marley Shank and Noah Villa
• Southeast High School: Ryan Hewitt, Abel Alvarado, Diana Tran, Diana Tran and Hayden Moody
• West High School: Jenna Volk and Isabel Olvera-Hern

The Honorable Mention winners are:

• East High School: Anthony Wilson, Hunter Hamilton, Jillian Wallace, Mei Castro, Addyson Maddux, Celina Talokeka, Izzy Furness, Kara Reida, Abraham Padilla Aguilar, Alex Guzman, Belle Poor, Charity DuBeau, Emma Owens, Erin Reed, James Ukoha, Julia Trejo, Magaly Garcia-Torres, Moukthika Padamati, Nadiyah McDowel and Ngoc Le
• Heights High School: Dionicio Lara and Bea Denneler
• Northeast Magnet: Aaliyah Alvarado, Adanya DeVries, Keyona Holley, Sumaita Masum, Analisia Barrientos, Benjamin Miller, Caden Bradley, Caiden Holloway, Gavin Downey, Hannah Rejniak, Jack Antone, Jesamyn Chung, Jewell Moore, Julyssa Peralta-Ruiz, Lily Slattery and Deacan Allen
• North High School: Jan Cyril Monponbanua, Mia Hirsch, Aariyah Jackson, Jasmine Chabino, Amanda Villa Diaz, Amerika Chairez, Ana Amador, Azayeth Aguilar-Pardo, Jakelin Montelongo Salazar, Lola Pando-Ledesma, Mariana Berumen, Milagros Quezada, Natalie Williams, Noel Barraza, Sarah Mutetsi, Tori Buss, Troya Batul, Valerie Ayala, Jaren Peeples, Nelly Puente, Jubilee Noyes, Anessa Ramirez, Jada Dupree, Milagros Quezada, Tallon Ozbun, Karen Marin, Lillith Blackburn, Lola Pando-Ledesma, Mari Garcia, Mariana Berumen, Adriana Rosales and Madison Reyes
• Northwest High School: Marley Shank, Kameron Pearson, Sienna Dean, Dakota Johnson, Taytum Spencer and Trinity Pham
• South High School: Caylee Sallee, Isabel Coats, Kasper Bentz and Rylee Weible
• Southeast High School: Korban Lee, Keanna Dara, Ryan Hewitt, Irelyn Foster, Madison Green and Travin Nguyen
• West High School: Aidyn Ryberg, Jenna Volk, Arianna Rinke and Itzel Ramirez-Cardenas