The following student(s) have won a Scholastic Art Award: Name Grade Award Category         Tiffany Alleman 11 CM Drawing Anna Caldwell 11 SK Drawing Meredith Clark 12 CM Digital Imagery Reem Hashim 9 SK Drawing Theo Leiss 12 CM Computer Art Curtis Newkirk 12 SK Photography HyunJung Oh 10 GK Drawing Hillary Seward 9 SK Drawing Ramandip Singh 11 GK Painting Patrick Spisack 12 GK Painting Takisha Toles 11 GK Photography

It's a wonderful experience when our students win awards that bring them attention for putting in the time and effort. I would like to personally thank the staff and students for their patience and support for all students that competed. The results are listed below with student's name, grade, award (GK Gold Key is First Place, SK-Silver Key, Second Place, CM- Certificate of Merit) The title of the work and credit is also due to our art teachers who work long and hard to push our students to a level of excellence. A very special thanks to Mrs. Stephania Crowder, Miss Deanna Sortino, Mrs. Giovanna DeSantis.

Middle and high school students enrolled in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) have won a total of 389 regional awards in the Scholastic Art Awards competition sponsored by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. Their work will be on display at Northern Virginia Community College’s Ernst Community Cultural Center in Annandale from Friday, February 8, through Thursday, February 21. An awards ceremony for Gold and Silver Key winners is planned for Tuesday, February 19, at 7:30 p.m.

Gold Key award-winning entries will be submitted to the national Scholastic Art Awards competition, where students are awarded national Gold and Silver Keys, as well as monetary awards and scholarships. Awards will be announced in April, and an exhibit of the national winners’ works will be on display in New York later this year.

More than 250,000 students participate in the program on a regional basis, and more than 50,000 students receive regional awards and exhibition opportunities.

The Scholastic Art Awards program is the largest, longest-running recognition program of its kind in the United States. Established in 1923, the awards have recognized students who have become some of our nation’s most celebrated artists, including Richard Avedon, Robert Indiana, Phillip Pearlstein, and Andy Warhol. Each year, more than 250,000 entries are submitted in art and writing. Visual arts categories include animation, art portfolio, ceramics and glass, computer graphics, design, digital imagery, drawing, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, video, and film.