02.23.09
Sixty-four Charlotte Latin School students have received honors in the 2009 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 81 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:
Clay Central Best of Category (Ceramic Sculpture):
Michelle Hoover
Arts Teach Award of Excellence (Mixed Media):
Hobbs Maker, Andrew Taylor
Portfolio Silver Award:
Ian Anderson, Nick Coma, Morgan Pendergrass
Portfolio Honorable Mention Award:
Madi Sadri, Breea Sharma
Gold Keys:
Elizabeth Aucamp (printmaking), Ian Anderson (graphic design), Claire Barnhardt (mixed media), Tori Bilas (drawing), Betsy Brooks (drawing), Mary Corbin Burlingame (sculpture), Nick Coma (computer art, three awards), Abigail Crenshaw (painting), Ashley Finke (drawing), Maggie Gardner (painting), Claire Gibson (painting), Michelle Hoover (digital photography, sculpture, drawing), Hobbs Maker (mixed media), Morgan Pendergrass (drawing), Madi Sadri (mixed media, two awards; sculpture, two awards), Breea Sharma (digital photography; painting, two awards), Sarah Summa (drawing), Andrew Taylor (mixed media), Alex Walls (drawing), Charlie Willis (printmaking)
Silver Keys:
Ian Anderson (digital photography, two awards), Caroline Atwell (sculpture), Mary Corbin Burlingame (printmaking), Jaclyn Burton (Drawing), Nick Coma (computer art, two awards), Liza Fortenberry (computer art), Maca Guzman (sculpture), Michelle Hoover (painting), Boo Lander (drawing), Sarah Manns (painting), Lacy McAlister (mixed media), Myers McGarry (mixed media), Christy O’Keefe (painting), Morgan Pendergrass (painting), Emily Reames (computer art), Jenny Roche (computer art), Madi Sadri (painting), Kristen Schumacher (drawing), Jacqueline Stedman (sculpture), Sally Tanner (ceramics)
Honorable Mention:
Ian Anderson (painting, graphic design), Cannon Clough (printmaking), Nick Coma (computer art), Miriam DeFilipp (ceramics), Kasey Haas (painting), Erin Haseley (drawing), Sophie Hilliard-Arce (mixed media), Archie McIntosh (drawing), Rosemary Parker (sculpture), Morgan Pendergrass (painting), Will Rudolph (digital photography), Breea Sharma (drawing), Kinsey Sullivan (painting), Sally Tanner (drawing), Madelyn Welch (painting)
The following students were recognized with writing awards:
Gold Keys:
John Bowman (personal essay), Lana Chiad (humor), Caroline Chiaroni (poetry), Alec Dragelin (poetry), Luke Hedrick (poetry), Katherine Peters (poetry), Martha Truslow (personal essay)
Silver Keys:
Joseph Cato (poetry), Aashna Desai (poetry), Samantha Foreman (poetry), Michelle Hoover (poetry), Robert Jones (personal essay), Maddie Metz (personal essay), Brian Mittl (poetry), Alexander Ryskiewich (poetry), William Tome (personal essay)
Merit:
Emily Griffin (poetry), Noland Griffith (poetry), Tori Male (science), Jenay Powell (poetry)