In total, the featured pieces by Ellis students earned 7 Gold Key awards, 12 Silver Key awards, and 61 honorable mentions. All Gold Key winners will be considered for national awards, including medals and scholarships.
Senior Amelia Reines also received an American Visions nomination for her Gold Key-winning piece titled “Just Shades of Gray.” American Visions nominations recognize works of art that display an original, authentic vision and are granted to five students within each regional program. One nominee from each region will be selected for an American Visions Award by a national panel of jurors.
“I am honored to be nominated for the American Visions Award,” Amelia shares. ""Just Shades Of Gray” is an exploration of Black femininity and dangerous stereotypes and it is a part of my portfolio for AP Art & Design. I am extremely proud of this piece—not only because of the nomination, but because I explored and created something I was passionate about. The Scholastic Art Awards gave me a wonderful opportunity to share my work and see how it would be received. It is incredibly important (and exciting) to have the freedom to express all the facets of who we are as students: scholar, athlete, artist—whoever you are, Ellis really excels at nurturing this expression.”
Now in its 100th year, the
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens, celebrating the work of students in grades 7–12 in 28 categories of art and writing.
The full list of Ellis students who received 2023 Scholastic Art Awards and will be featured in the regional exhibition is included below:
Rachel Arnt, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, Scarecrow Hat
Heera Aven, Class of 2027 - Honorable Mention, Untitled
Galya Belman, Class of 2025 - Silver Key, Sleeping in the Poppies
Dionna Bobo, Class of 2027 - Honorable Mention, Finding Refuge
Dionna Bobo, Class of 2027 - Honorable Mention, If I was a Cartoon Character
Simone Boyiadzis, Class of 2027 - Honorable Mention, Sitting in Thoughts
Josie Braham, Class of 2027 - Honorable Mention, Chatauqua Lake
Hannah Buck, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Flightless Wing
Katriel Camp, Class of 2023 - Honorable Mention, Myself in my Happy Place
Phoebe Charlson, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, Ramen Bar
Phoebe Charlson, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, Pumpking
Lucy Dabat, Class of 2023 - Honorable Mention, Baby Girl
Fia Davidson, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, Cloud Bed
Talia Dubowitz, Class of 2026 - Gold Key, Halls of Learning
Talia Dubowitz, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, Chewed
Maya Earnest-Hawken, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Dead Shoes
Dagny Farrin, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, Yellow Building
Josie Gaddess, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, Nostalgic Destruction
Maegha Goel, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Spiral Confetti
Ella Greenfield, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Sawdust Fired Elephant Cup
Tessa Gumberg, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Boris
Otti Happold, Class of 2028 - Silver Key, Self-Portrait at Age Seven
Khyla Herbert, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, People in Motion.
Lizzie Hohm, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, The Monstrous Pencil Case
Lizzie Hohm, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Locutus the Borg
Grayson Honig, Class of 2023 - Honorable Mention, Contemplative Contrast
Emily Hummert, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, Soccer Kick
Angelina Jones, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, The Water Bed
Angelina Jones, Class of 2026 - Silver Key, natures feathers
Angelina Jones, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, The Prosperos Potted Plant
Sophia Kaulen, Class of 2025 - Gold Key, Cubism Through Negatives: Galya
Sophia Kaulen, Class of 2025 - Silver Key, Ivan
Eve Kilgore, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, The fairy witch
Akiera King, Class of 2027 - Honorable Mention, Princess Tiana
Corinne Krimmel, Class of 2023 - Gold Key, Playing with Fire (Portfolio)
Sabrina Lateef, Class of 2023 - Honorable Mention, iPop
Helen Lee, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, World Mirage
Helen Lee, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Dionysus: God Of Pleasure
Helen Lee, Class of 2025 - Silver Key, Fractured
Helen Lee, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Amethyst Stone
Jaelyn Lyons, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, The Sound of Paris
Elizabeth Mahoney, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Flag Soup
Sofia Mancing, Class of 2023 - Silver Key, Believe
Sofia Mancing, Class of 2023 - Honorable Mention, President Zelensky: A Portrait of Ukraine
Liadan McElfresh, Class of 2024 - Honorable Mention, Untitled
Sophia Musahl, Class of 2023 - Honorable Mention, The Family Fish
Sophia Musahl, Class of 2023 - Silver Key, Patience
Sophia Musahl, Class of 2023 - Gold Key, Submerged Lotus
Sophia Musahl, Class of 2023 - Honorable Mention, Time to Grow Up
Sophia Musahl, Class of 2023 - Honorable Mention, Eurasian Collared Dove
Sophia Musahl, Class of 2023 - Honorable Mention, Where Am I From? (Portfolio)
Josephine Nesbit, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Photograph Throne
Julia O'Brien, Class of 2025 - Silver Key, Lamb bowl
Aubrey O'Toole, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, The Portal into Peace
Mariah Parente, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Black and White Vase
Maddie Potoka, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Garfield
Maddie Potoka, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Washing Dishes
Hannah Pretter, Class of 2023 - Honorable Mention, Solitude
Sarina Pretter, Class of 2024 - Honorable Mention, Across the Miles
Sarina Pretter, Class of 2024 - Honorable Mention, Anguish in Ukraine
Amelia Reines, Class of 2023 - Gold Key, Self-Portrait
Amelia Reines, Class of 2023 - Gold Key, Just Shades of Gray
Amelia Reines, Class of 2023 - American Visions Nominee, Just Shades of Gray
Maryam Sadullaeva, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Portrait of Light
Sophia Sellner, Class of 2024 - Silver Key, The Brownies and Elves
Zia Shelly, Class of 2026 - Gold Key, Divine Nature
Olive Sipula, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, Ketchup and Hotdog
Stella Sipula, Class of 2026 - Honorable Mention, Spilling Ranch
Zoi Sledge, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, The Vauze
Ella Sokulski, Class of 2023 - Silver Key, The Yellow Flower
Mackenzie Springer, Class of 2025 - Silver Key, Eye See Her
Mackenzi Thompson, Class of 2023 - Silver Key, Trauma
Asani Valentino, Class of 2023 - Honorable Mention, Silhouette Expression
EJ Warman, Class of 2023 - Honorable Mention, Carrie
Esmé Warman, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Self Portrait
Sarai Williams, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Sam The Rocker
Parisha Wilojanapa, Class of 2023 - Honorable Mention, Mario Kart's Toad
Sara Woodside, Class of 2024 - Honorable Mention, Golden Hour Sundial
Zoe Woon, Class of 2023 - Honorable Mention, Abstraction
Annouk Yoo-Polzin, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Nature's Resting Place
Annouk Yoo-Polzin, Class of 2025 - Honorable Mention, Fishstick