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