Ellis Students Win 39 Scholastic Art Awards
Ellis girls in grades 7–12 are encouraged to submit their artwork to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards which is the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious arts recognition program. This year The Ellis School had 30 students take home 39 awards in the categories of Digital Art, Drawing & Illustration, Painting, Mixed Media, Ceramics & Glass, Architecture & Industrial Design, and Photography.
Students who received an Honorable Mention, Silver, or Gold Key will be recognized at the ceremony at Community College of Allegheny County North’s campus on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The nine artworks that received Gold Keys will be automatically entered into the National Competition.
The work will be on view from Saturday, February 9 through Saturday, February 23, 2019 at CCAC North’s Campus.
View all of the artworks here
View all of the artworks here
Student | Award | Title of Piece | Category |
Sydné Ballengee ’19 | Gold Key | The Ring Keeper | Ceramics & Glass |
Eleanor Barth-Wu ’22 | Gold Key | if gulliver was blue | Painting |
Maggie Ginter-Frankovitch ’20 | Gold Key | The Crying Monster | Digital Art |
Lauren Jasper ’19 | Gold Key | Organic Enlightenment (A Chicago Public Library) | Architecture & Industrial Design |
Alena Lateef ’20 | Gold Key | Hands of Golden Mehndi | Ceramics & Glass |
Claudia McElhattan ’22 | Gold Key | Upside Down, Inside Out | Painting |
Hannah Shanley ’19 | Gold Key | Memories from Childhood | Art Portfolio |
Hannah Shanley ’19 | Gold Key | Sneaking Out | Photography |
Claire Simon ’21 | Gold Key | Bike Show | Ceramics & Glass |
Anna Balich ’22 | Silver Key | Layers of Life | Digital Art |
Sydné Ballengee ’19 | Silver Key | 10.09.06: A father and daughter | Ceramics & Glass |
Aira Bazaz ’20 | Silver Key | Peacock Pattern Tea Bowl | Ceramics & Glass |
Erica Davis ’19 | Silver Key | Self Portrait | Photography |
Alena Lateef ’20 | Silver Key | Two Babes | Ceramics & Glass |
Alena Lateef ’20 | Silver Key | The Jungle Bowl | Ceramics & Glass |
Mim Ritz ’20 | Silver Key | The Bird Watcher | Photography |
Serena Sharan ’23 | Silver Key | Shopping Spree | Ceramics & Glass |
Annie Trimbur ’20 | Silver Key | Outside the Lines | Photography |
Augusta Weiss ’19 | Silver Key | Moments in Time | Drawing & Illustration |
Olivia Ball ’19 | Honorable Mention | Night Scene | Drawing & Illustration |
Aira Bazaz ’20 | Honorable Mention | Ocean Coral Reef | Ceramics & Glass |
Aira Bazaz ’20 | Honorable Mention | Cerberus | Photography |
Sierra Brandegee ’19 | Honorable Mention | Buddylicious | Printmaking |
Caiah Collins ’21 | Honorable Mention | I’m not DRAMATIC | Painting |
Zoey Hu ’19 | Honorable Mention | The Dancer | Mixed Media |
Emmy Hsiung ’19 | Honorable Mention | Aphrodite, Deconstructed | Sculpture |
Dorothy Johnson ’19 | Honorable Mention | lith collage no.1 | Photography |
Lauren Jasper ’19 | Honorable Mention | Rose Teapot | Ceramics & Glass |
Lauren Jasper ’19 | Honorable Mention | The Modern Goddess | Ceramics & Glass |
Lauren Jasper ’19 | Honorable Mention | Stardust of Cosmic Proportions | Drawing & Illustration |
Hadley Kalson ’22 | Honorable Mention | Autumn Mountie | Ceramics & Glass |
Kris Kaminski ’22 | Honorable Mention | Rainbow Light | Digital Art |
Cyd Kennard ’23 | Honorable Mention | Looking through a Kaleidoscope | Painting |
Adylade Krimmel ’20 | Honorable Mention | Bubble the Bear | Ceramics & Glass |
Adylade Krimmel ’20 | Honorable Mention | Copper Floral Bowl | Ceramics & Glass |
Alena Lateef ’20 | Honorable Mention | Colors of the Stream | Ceramics & Glass |
Alena Lateef ’20 | Honorable Mention | Soul Bowls | Ceramics & Glass |
Annika Ramani ’21 | Honorable Mention | Meet Me | Painting |
Savanna Stein ’21 | Honorable Mention | Avery | Photography |
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