The annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are a prestigious honor for creative students in grades 7-12 and the nation’s largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers. The Art Academy of Cincinnati coordinated the 2022-23 regional competition for Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeastern Indiana. Gold key recipients* advance to compete at the national level.

Congratulations to these regional winners from Fayette County Public Schools!

Art

From Lafayette High School:

• Aina Marti – silver key in Fashion

From Paul Laurence Dunbar High School:

• Julia Castillo – silver key in Painting and honorable mention in Drawing & Illustration
• Katie Yang – silver key in Design

From Beaumont Middle School:

• Jialing Cai – honorable mention in Digital Art

From SCAPA at Bluegrass:

• Avi Koul – silver key in Editorial Cartoon

Writing

From Bryan Station High School:

• Avery Hylton – honorable mention in Critical Essay

From Lafayette High School:

• Zoya Abbas – honorable mentions in Dramatic Script and in Poetry
• * Kiitan Adedeji – gold key in Poetry
• * Shayda Alsalihi – gold key in Personal Essay & Memoir
• Kathleen Bauer – honorable mentions in Poetry, in Science Fiction & Fantasy, and in Writing Portfolio
• * Lillian Bramble – gold key, silver key, and honorable mention, all in Poetry
• Maya Conner – silver key in Poetry
• Madelyn Dinh – honorable mention in Poetry
• * Ryan Eby – gold and silver keys, both in Poetry
• Mina Hartman – silver in Personal Essay & Memoir and honorable mention in Science Fiction & Fantasy
• Kate Hawse – honorable mention in Flash Fiction
• Rylie Humphress – silver key in Poetry
• Arabella Lee – honorable mention in Poetry
• Samantha Miculinich – silver key in Poetry
• Luka Mijatovic – honorable mention in Poetry
• Reyna Radhakrishnan – silver key in Poetry
• Hannah Schadler – silver key in Science Fiction & Fantasy, and honorable mentions in Science Fiction & Fantasy, in Novel Writing, and in Writing Portfolio
• Creed Taylor – silver keys in Personal Essay & Memoir and in Poetry, and honorable mention in Poetry
• Eli Trainor – silver key in Novel Writing
• Logan Ward – honorable mention in Poetry and silver key in Writing Portfolio
• Evelyn Weaver – silver key in Writing Portfolio

From Paul Laurence Dunbar High School:

• Maya Davis – two silver keys in Poetry
• Clara Hildebrandt – silver in Dramatic Script
• Kiran Koul – silver in Flash Fiction
• Athena Mandzy – honorable mention in Poetry

Source: Art Academy of Cincinnati

Contact: Sam Holloway, regional coordinator

Posted Jan. 30, 2023