South High Artists Earn 94 Chicagoland Scholastic Art Awards

South High Artists Earn 94 Chicagoland Scholastic Art Awards

South High artists won 94 awards, including 36 Gold Key Awards, 32 Silver Key Awards, 25 Honorable Mention Awards, and one American Vision Award nominee.

District 99 student artists have been honored with a variety of 2018 Chicagoland Scholastic Art Awards. Judging was held at Downers Grove North High School; a total of 1,271 student artists from 40 area schools submitted 2,949 works of art for adjudication. South High artists won 94 awards, including 36 Gold Key Awards, 32 Silver Key Awards,  25 Honorable Mention Awards, and one American Vision Award nominee. American Vision Award nominees are considered the "Best of Show" by the judging panel and only five pieces from the entire region are selected for this prestigious honor.

District 99 will host the Scholastic Art Show Regional Exhibition from Feb. 4-9, at North High’s Main Street Lobby. The public is cordially invited to attend the Exhibition Opening and Artists Reception on Sunday, Feb. 4, from 1 to 4 p.m.

“We are very excited to host the regional exhibition at North High,” said Brayer Teague, Fine Arts Department Chairman. “This show is always an amazing display of student creativity and a testament to the wonderful art teaching that is happening in District 99.” According to Teague, the art teachers from both North and South High School play an important role in putting the exhibition together. “Our District 99 art teachers are the engine behind this regional affiliate of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Their dedication and tireless commitment enables student artists from all over the suburban region to have their work evaluated by professional artists.”

“We are exceedingly proud of both the process followed by our student artists and of the products they all create,” said Glenn Williams, Fine Arts Department Chairman at South High. “Scholastic Art Awards represent a high point of artistic achievement for a high school visual artist. We also congratulate our visual art faculty for mentoring these students through the artistic process." 

The complete list of student awardees from South High are listed below. To view select student artwork, visit the DGS Fine Arts Blog. Also, the public is welcome to attend the Exhibition Opening and Artists Reception at North High on Sunday, Feb. 4, from 1–4 pm.

South High Student Awardees

American Vision Award Nominee
Emmanuelle Copeland - Painting (pictured above)

Gold Key Awards (34)
Emma Ansah - Drawing and Illustration (2)
Sydney Antiporek - Digital Art, Photography, Art Porfolio
Emmanuelle Copeland - Painting (2), Drawing and Illustration, Mixed Media
Nicole Cosenza - Photography
Emma Gannaway - Photography, Design
Kelli Gentile - Photography
Michelle Kravec - Photography (2)
Michelle Kurcina - Ceramics and Glass
Sophie Lane - Photography
Megan Lupie - Photography
Samantha Mark - Drawing and Illustration
Christina Markovski - Photography (2)
Aloha Mendibles - Drawing and Illustration
Kailee O'Connor - Ceramics and Glass
Judith Paniagua-Chavez - Photography
Samantha Perkins - Photography
Maggie Reynolds - Drawing and Illustration
Hailey Rodden - Photography (6), Art Portfolio
Gabby Senne - Ceramics and Glass
Destiny Varela - Mixed Media
Goda Vertelka - Photography

Silver Key Awards (23)
Sydney Antiporek - Mixed Media, Art Porfolio
Faith Leilani Barr - Ceramics and Glass
Naomi Cimmino - Ceramics and Glass
Emmanuelle Copeland - Painting, Mixed Media
Andrea Davenport - Drawing and Illustration
Annemarie Elser - Photography (2)