Nine New Rochelle High School students recently won a total of 14 regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
The awards are given out by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their work to the world through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
The awards recognize student achievement in the visual and literary arts. Since the program started in 1923, the awards have fostered the creativity and talent of millions of students. Former winners include poet laureate Amanda Gorman, novelists Stephen King and Joyce Carol Oates, and artist Andy Warhol.
“We are remarkably proud to have our students receive awards from the Scholastic Art & Writing competition. This recognition proves that our students are among the most creative and talented in the region. It also shows the commitment to arts education from our school district. Credit should also be given to the New Rochelle High School art teachers who inspire these students every day,” said Deepak Marwah, Director of the school district’s Performing & Visual Arts Program.
Each work of art and writing is blindly adjudicated. Projects are judged locally by affiliates of the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, then nationally, on originality, technical skill, and the emergence of vision or voice.
New Rochelle High School students Maribela Dias and Octavia Liku won Gold Key awards, the highest honor in the regional competition. Students Diana Cao, Maribela Dias, Josephine Merigliano, and Zelda Sill won Silver Key awards. Honorable Mentions went to students Lea Cohen, Diana Cao, Micaela Waterston, Maribela Dias, Rebecca Power, and Abigail Jean-Bapiste. Click here for a full list of New Rochelle High School students who won, and descriptions of their projects.
Special thanks to New Rochelle High School teachers Alexandra Brock, Moira McCaul, and Scott Seaboldt for facilitating student submissions.