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Summit students earn awards in scholastic art competition
January 24, 2012
Summit’s scholastic art winners are, L to R, front row: Ceci Donovan, Isabelle Saldana, Christine Cassidy, Elizabeth Eadie and Elizabeth Herfel. Middle row: Michael DeWine, Noelle Weber, Elisa Stanis, Jessy McKeever, Annie Peters and Nick Romanelli. Top row: Connor Shaw, Marie Cossins, Kyle Fisk and Alex Murtha.
Junior Christine Cassidy has won an American Visions award in the regional Scholastic Art & Writing Competition. American Visions is Scholastic’s best-of-show award. Christine also won two Gold Key Awards and an honorable mention – all for photographic works of art. She and four other Summit students -- Ceci Donovan, Elizabeth Eadie, Isabelle Saldana and Elizabeth Herfel -- won Gold Key Awards. Their work will travel to New York for the national Scholastic competition.
Altogether, 15 Summit students won 22 awards in the regional competition. In addition to the American Visions and Gold Key Awards, students also won four Silver Awards and nine Honorable Mentions. They are all students of Upper School Art Teacher Mark Wiesner and Middle School Art Teacher Alyson Mardin.
The Scholastic awards program is the nation's longest-running, largest, most prestigious recognition program for creative teenagers in the visual and literary arts. The awards were established to encourage, foster and reward creativity in the classroom. Nearly 4,000 entries were submitted from students in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Portfolio winners, American Vision Award winners and Gold Key winners travel onto New York for the national judging.
Summit students who had winning artworks:
American Visions:
- Christine Cassidy, Mount Lookout, in photography for a work called “Cracks.”
Gold Key Award:
- Ceci Donovan, Downtown, drawing, “Queen Victoria.”
- Elizabeth Eadie, West Chester, drawing, “Man with Hat.”
- Christine Cassidy, photography, “Self-Portrait” and “Cracks.”
- Isabelle Saldana, Mason, photography, “Tunnel Vision.”
- Elizabeth Herfel, Hyde Park, printmaking, “For Love of Fashion.”
Silver Award:
- Annie Peters, Summerside, digital art, “Plant Life.”
- Alex Murtha, Amberley Village, drawing, “ Model "T."
- Nick Romanelli, Hyde Park, photography, “Sister.”
- Noelle Weber, Mt. Washington, photography, “Wine Glasses.”
Honorable Mention:
- Marie Cossins, Anderson Township, drawing, “A Lion's Roar” and “Baby Girl.”
- Elizabeth Eadie, West Chester, drawing, “Angst.”
- Kyle Fisk, Mason, drawing, “Flower.”
- Jessy McKeever, drawing, “ Face It” and “Uncle Tom.”
- Elisa Stanis, Green Township, drawing, “Serenity.”
- Connor Shaw, Symmes Township, mixed media, “The Maze.”
- Christine Cassidy, photography, “Barn.”
- Michael DeWine, Hyde Park, photography, “He Stood at the Door.”
- Isabelle Saldana, photography, “Real Boys.”
