“We have exceptional faculty and exceptional support for the arts at Ellis,” shared Linda Tonetti Dugan, Visual Arts Department Chair. “I am continually impressed by the high degree of technical and conceptual skills our students possess. It is no surprise Ellis receives as many, if not more, awards than any other school in our region. We are a small but mighty bunch of creative thinkers and problem-solvers at Ellis!” 

For almost 100 years, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have fostered the creativity and talent of millions of students through recognition, exhibitions, publications and scholarships. Alumni of the Scholastic Awards have gone on to continue their education at many of the top colleges and universities across the country. Since its founding, the Awards program has identified the early promise of some of our nation’s most exceptional visionaries, including alumni such as Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Philip Pearlstein, Sylvia Plath, and John Updike, all of whom won when they were teens.