Twenty-two District 202 high school students won top spots in two prestigious art competitions recently.
Students at Plainfield High School-Central Campus, Plainfield South, Plainfield North, and Plainfield East high schools placed in The Scholastic Regional Art and Writing Awards and the Lewis University High School Art Invitational.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards allows 7th through 12th grade students nationwide to submit works of art or writing in multiple categories to win scholarships and have their work published or exhibited by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers.
“Gold Key” works will now be considered for national-level recognition. National Medals will be awarded later this spring. The top entries at the national level will be displayed this spring and summer as part of the organization’s national tour.
The Scholastic Regional Art and Writing Awards winners include:
Plainfield High School-Central Campus
Olivia Cavenaile, senior, drawing and illustration, Honorable Mention
Isabella Platt, junior, photography, Honorable Mention
Plainfield South High School
Amanda Smith, sophomore, drawing, Gold Key
Molly Driscoll, senior, ceramics and glass, Gold Key
Zoe Medina-Cardona, sophomore, drawing, Gold Key
Natalie Abbott, junior, painting, Silver Key
Gisele Flores, senior, digital painting and drawing, Silver Key
Amanda Ross, senior, ceramics and glass, Silver Key (Honorable Mention for sculpture, ceramics and glass)
Sienna Jeannides, freshman, drawing, Honorable Mention
Crystal Ibarra, early graduate, ceramics and glass, Honorable Mention
Alexis Mack, junior, painting, Honorable Mention
Sofia Sanchez, senior, ceramics and glass, Honorable Mention
Plainfield North High School
Bryce Warner, junior, ceramics and glass, Silver Key
Lily Hunter, senior, ceramics and glass, Honorable Mention
Plainfield East High School
Aren Gonzalez, senior, photography, Gold Key
Brooklynn Jankovsky Boatman, early graduate, drawing, Honorable Mention
Beatrice Alexa Ordeneza, senior, printmaking, Honorable Mention
The ninth annual Lewis University High School Art Invitational comprises artwork in various mediums including mixed media, sculpture, painting, drawing, photography, etching, and digital illustration.
The Lewis University High School Art Invitational winners include:
Plainfield High School – Central Campus
Isabella Platt, junior, digital photography, Honorable Mention
Plainfield South High School
Amanda Ross, senior, ceramic and wire sculpture, Second Place
Plainfield North High School
Morgan Long, senior, acrylic painting, First Place
Kristina Charter, junior, acrylic painting, Honorable Mention
Plainfield East High School
Lucy Grosch, sophomore, chalk pastel drawing, Honorable Mention