03.03.10
Seventy-two Charlotte Latin School students have received awards for their work in the 2010 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition. Administered by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, this national competition recognizes students in grades 7-12. Each year, the Alliance receives thousands of works, submitted through its regional affiliates for consideration in more than 25 categories of art and writing.
Regional Gold Key winners have advanced to the national competition in New York City.
The following students were recognized with art awards:
Gold Key:
Betsy Brooks (drawing), Grace Bryant (mixed media), Joseph Cato (painting), Sparling Davis (printmaking), Liza Fortenberry (photography, three Gold Keys), Maggie Gardner (painting), Cameron Johnson (mixed media), Eliza Karp (mixed media), Caroline Kelly (painting), Lily Kelly (mixed media), Lea Kokenes (drawing), Hobbs Maker (mixed media), Sarah Manns (mixed media), Julia Maund (painting), Sara Morrison (photography, two Gold Keys), Waseem Nafisi (drawing, two Gold Keys), Katherine Peters (sculpture), Caroline Rand (mixed media), Cameron Smith (photography), Isabel Steen (mixed media) and Sara Thomas (mixed media).
In addition to receiving Gold Keys, the following students received additional awards for their artwork:
Lily Kelly, Arts and Science Council Best of Show (sculpture)
Sarah Manns, American Vision Award (mixed media)
Katherine Peters, Arts and Science Council Best of Show (sculpture)
Sara Thomas, North Carolina Art Education Association Best of Show (digital mixed media)
Silver Key:
Joseph Cato (painting), Coley Collett (painting), Leila Evans (mixed media), Kellen Heniford (drawing), Sarah Hollowell (mixed media), Grace McDeavitt (painting; drawing), Archie McIntosh (photography), Sara Morrison (photography, two Silver Keys), Ellie Poteat (photography), Ann Louise Seaton (painting), Cameron Smith (photography; photography portfolio), Kameron Spence (painting), Liza Stedman (mixed media), Harvey Thomason (drawing) and Charlie Willis (drawing).
Honorable Mention:
Liza Branch (painting), Zachary Carter (drawing), Lana Chiad (mixed media), Mary Claire Evans (sculpture), Liza Fortenberry (photography, two Honorable Mentions), Brittany Hills (photography), Katie Marshall (painting, three Honorable Mentions), Archie McIntosh (painting), Dominique Pearson (mixed media), Cameron Smith (photography, three Honorable Mentions), Kenneth Koch (sculpture), Kelly Smith (painting, two Honorable Mentions; photography) and Caroline Waters (photography, three Honorable Mentions).
The following students were recognized with writing awards:
Gold Key:
Joseph Cato, "Nautical Journey" and other poems, poetry; Lana Chiad, "The Personification of Something," poetry; Caroline Chiaroni, "Nature's Closing Ceremony," personal essay/memoir; Aashna Desai, "The Blue Touch," poetry collection; Zach Kern, "Artificial Sweetener," poetry; Lynn Lewis-Bevan, "Kaleidoscope," science fiction/fantasy; Gus Mayopoulos, "Soweto Puddle Wonderful," poetry; Ashley Medeiros, "Steve Irwin's Dream Shoes: Crocs," persuasive writing; Won Geong Jeong "Shanghai's Genuine Panacea," poetry; Kathryn Watts, "Seven Tree Rings," poetry collection; and Constance Zhou, "Troll Bridge-A Memoir," science fiction/fantasy.
In addition to receiving Gold Keys, works by the following students have been nominated for an American Voices Medal:
Caroline Chiaroni, "Newfound Magic," poetry collection
Katie Mayopoulos, "The White 'Stainless' Game Ball," personal essay/memoir
Maddie Metz, "Mere Images," humor
Silver Key:
Alex Almquist, "Mountains of Malice," personal essay/memoir; Paige Brown "Forgotten," poetry; Jackson Evans, "The City Beyond the City" and "A Moment in Time," poetry; Samantha Foreman, "Brookstone Babes," short story; Luke Hedrick, "One Love," personal essay/memoir; Will Lander, "Our Day," personal essay/memoir; Elizabeth Morrison, "The Horrible Incident at the Piggly Wiggly," humor; Justin Norkett, "Lament of the Desolate," poetry; Elena Sharma, "Actress Interrupted" and “Clock Sestina," poetry; Tai Shaw, "Often I Think of Him," personal essay/memoir; and Kathryn Watts, "The Dressing Room," personal essay/memoir.
Honorable Mention:
Sarah Black, "To Be or Not to Be," persuasive writing; John Bowman, "Neurotic Emulos Reticent Delusional Students," personal essay/memoir; David Caldwell, "Aqueducts," poetry; Sam Caldwell, "Is Anybody There? Does Anybody Care?," journalism; Lana Chiad, "The Arrangement," short story; Emily Griffin, "The Sexy and the Gay," and "I'm Not One for Compromise," personal essay/memoir; Mary Lewis, "Gossip Girl Here, Your One and Only Source into Disastrous Parenting," persuasive writing; and Myers McGarry, "Bizarre Celebrations," personal essay/memoir.