GHS students honored with Scholastic Art Awards

GREENWICH — Eight Greenwich High School students have been selected in the Connecticut Scholastic Art Awards for their exceptional work from multiple types of media, including photography, ceramics and more. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the largest, longest running and most prestigious recognition program for creative young people in the United States.

“The Greenwich High School Art Department is very proud to recognize our eight Connecticut State Scholastic Art Award recipients, including one who went on to win a Gold Key on the National level. Our students won these awards competing against nearly 2,800 students from about 145 schools in Connecticut alone,” said Julie Nixon, arts teacher and arts program associate at Greenwich High.

Recipients of the Scholastic Art Awards were honored at a recent Board of Education meeting. The awards went to:

• Kylie Schneider: “The Drowning,” cyanotype, Gold Key and National Gold Award

• Alexandra Fenaroli: “Office Hours,” darkroom photography, Silver Key

• Sophia Porigow: “Our Complexity of Reality,” art portfolio, Silver Key

• Matthew Stugart: “Thinking Spheres,” computer art, Silver Key

• Lillian Bjerke: “Belladonna,” drawing and illustration, Honorable Mention

• Sarah Boside: “Breaking the Multiverse,” computer art, Honorable Mention

• Bailey Gordon: “Succulents,” ceramics, Honorable Mention

• Stella Santini: “Day of Love,” digital photography, Honorable Mention

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are presented by the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent.