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WPS students win Scholastic Art Awards

WPS students win Scholastic Art Awards

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards logoSeveral high school and middle school students were recently recognized for their artistic abilities with the 2024 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 9 through March 23. This exhibition showcases select artwork created by middle school and high school students from 70 Kansas counties and features artwork from 163 WPS students.

WPS students had a great showing again this year:

  • 276 total awards
  • 51 Gold Key awards
  • 42 Silver Key awards
  • 181 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.

 

American Visions Award Nominees:  

  • North High School: Amy Rojas and Lexie Zubia Contreras


The Gold Key winners are: 

  • Allison Traditional Magnet Middle School: Liliana Ramos
  • East High School: Coilin Baross, Mei Castro, Naomi Esparza, Calista Goevert, Bentley Hagerman, Bruce Hernandez, Khaleel Kates, Muntiah Krichati, Ngoc Le,  Ariana Miller-Bueno, Vy Nguyen, Nathan Pham and Litzy Suarez-Sosa,
  • Heights High School: Bea Denneler, Shaddin Jaradat and Addyson Maddux,
  • North High School: Luis Garcia, Crystal Garcia, Dailey Green, Sierra Hagan, Tommy Nguyen, Saraeh Ransom, Amy Rojas, Frank Silva and Lexie Zubia Contreras
  • Northeast Magnet High School: Brianna Alvarado, Andrew DePinto, Katherine Ewings, Sumayyah George, Zarya Harrison, Brooklyn Hicks, Gillian Hunt, Izabella Jeanes, Lynn Mai and Niko Schmidt,
  • Northwest High School: Marley Shank and Lauren Zaring,
  • Southeast High School: Ja’Shayla Alexander,
  • Southeast High School: Phynix Dabandons and Adrian Duangtavanh,
  • West High School: Judy Greenhaw and Emiliano Sosa

 

 The Silver Key winners are: 

  • East High School: Athalia Altit, Desiray Cuellar, Evan Dugan, Tomas Espino, Khaleel Kates, Lillian McLaughlin, Alexandra Miller, Franesca Tartler, Miroslava Vazquez and Anthony Wilson
  • North High School: Arislet Cervantes, Crystal Garcia, Sierra Hagan, Aimee Hernandez, Kenny Nguyen, Lola Pando-Ledesma, Aliza Siddiqui, Frank Silva, Ava Williams, Natalie Williams, Brianna Zapote and Lexie Zubia Contreras
  • Northeast Magnet High School: Jesamyn Chung, Andrew DePinto, Emily Gott, Izabella Jeanes, Ezra Ozaeta, Madeline Sanneman, Jasper White, Commora Wise and Lilly Yocky,
  • Northwest High School: Kaylee Bates, Marley Shank and Samya Slater
  • West High School: Lindsey Kelley

 

The Honorable Mention winners are:

  • Allison Traditional Magnet Middle School: Kaden Orona-Martinez
  • Jardine STEM and Career Exploration Magnet Middle School: Maylee Breit and Tirriannah Issa
  • East High School: Zainab Bravo, Josa Cepeda, Jessica Cepeda, Liani Cruz, Savannah DeBoer, Dalen Dickerson, Evan Dugan, Tomas Espino, Danielle Fragoso, Tucker Gimlin, Calista Goevert, Oscar Guillen, Bentley Hagerman, Damien Hare, Evante Henderson, Sam Hoover, Jillian Hutchinson, Muntiah Krichati, Jae Larrea, Chih Lin, Tyler Lowe, Lynn Luong, Addyson Maddux, Isaac Martinez, Sha’Mya McDowell, Lillian McLaughlin, Melian Miller, Ariana Miller-Bueno, Angel Mora, Gerardo Olague, Vy Pham, Natham Pham, Allison Richmeier, Serena Smith, Celina Talokeka, Franesca Tartler, James Ukoha and Anthony Wilson
  • Heights High School: Briza Barraza and Bea Denneler,
  • North High School: Andrea Alaniz, Jessica Alba, Emely Alvarado, Valerie Ayala, Karime Becerril-Olguin, Adam Bosworth, Tori Buss, Lily Cardenas, Arislet Cervantes, Amerika Chairez, Daniel Clemente, Crystal Estrada, Daniela Frias Salinas, Anais Gamilla, Mari Garcia, Paulina Gardea, Grace Gibson, Dailey Green, Rosalind Hoge, Seven Lara, Josi Maness, Maritza Martinez, Sarah Mutetsi, Jubilee Noyes, Oscar Orona Rivera, Lola Pando-Ledesma, Marisa Ramos, Saraeh Ransom, Amy Rojas, Lizzie Romo, Alexis Seal, Frank Silva, Ava Williams and Lexie Zubia Contreras
  • Northeast Magnet High School: Brianna Alvarado, Jesamyn Chung, JaQuez Cox, Katherine Ewings, Sumayyah George, Mikaela Hardy, Brooklyn Hicks, Dana Ho, Izabella Jeanes, Morgan Lambert, Sumaita Masum, Rebecca O’Toole, Madeline Sanneman, Niko Schmidt, Kierra Sibley, Kalee Stockstill, Evan Wessel, Jasper White and Commora Wise,
  • Northwest High School: Griffin Almanza-Ward, Kaylee Bates, Tyllor Childers, Jana Orief, Sienna Pearson-Fee, Trinity Pham, Katriona Ross, Marley Shank and Lauren Zaring,
  • South High School: Gabriel Vansickle and Andrea Velasco
  • Southeast High School: Maleah Clare, Alan Dang, Christopher Do, Kaden Garner, Jesus Guzman, Dan Nguyen, Caitilin Phengdara, Lillian Saykham and Terrie Tran
  • West High School: Ezekiel Brown, Abby Fuller, Natalia Gonzalez Arevalo, Judy Greenhaw, Malaya Tindall and Jacky Velasco