February 17, 2021
As “the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens” PCS art students have been entering their artwork since 2014 to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: Alliance for Young Artists and Writers (www.artandwriting.org)
This year, PCS student regional area awards included five gold keys, 19 silver keys and 22 honorable mentions.
Many first year art students won awards; and multiple awards were won by the advanced art students. Most were projects completed for art class but several were created by students on their own time. All of the digital media art was created independently.
Gold key regional entries are automatically entered into the national awards. A national ceremony is held yearly in New York City celebrating students and educators.
PCS regional gold key entrants this year are: Matthew Griffith, Isobel Espinor and Avery Heidebrecht.
Congratulations to the following 19 students (listed in alphabetical order by last name) and art teacher Mrs. Evy McLean!
Grace Beals - Grade 11
Silver Key - Object Self Project - Drawing & Illustration
Silver Key - By Myself but Never Alone - Drawing & Illustration
Carly Brunner - Grade 12
Honorable Mention - Cartoon Porsche 911 - Drawing & Illustration
Honorable Mention - Me - Digital Art
Honorable Mention - Skater Boy - Drawing & Illustration
Elijah Chapman - Grade 11
Honorable Mention - Object Self Portrait: Writing and Wolves - Drawing & Illustration
Honorable Mention - What A Change Five Years Make - Place Portrait: Mixed Media
Silver Key - Hope in a Trying Time: a Portrait of my Dad - Drawing & Illustration
Isobel Espinor - Grade 10
Silver Key - A Great Fir - Drawing & Illustration
Gold Key - Clouds - Painting
Gold Key - Portrait in a Garden - Drawing & Illustration
Hannah Griffith - Grade 9
Honorable Mention - A Tree of Many LInes - Drawing & Illustration
Honorable Mention - Basically Me -Drawing & Illustration
Matthew Griffith - Grade 12
Silver Key - Kiss Me on the Cheek - Digital Art
Silver Key - Melina - Digital Art
Silver Key - Mother Nature Chokes on Smog - Digital Art
Honorable Mention - Gasp - Digital Art
Honorable Mention - A Self Portrait - Digital Art
Honorable Mention - Franklin - Digital Art
Honorable Mention - Head Over Heels - Digital Art
Gold Key - Marilyn in Pastels - Digital Art
Gold Key - Matthew - Painting
Avery Heidebrecht - Grade 11
Silver Key - Radio Plays - Drawing & Illustration
Honorable Mention - Exploring New York - Mixed Media
Honorable Mention - Ladies of America - Printmaking
Honorable Mention - Trinkets - Drawing & Illustration
Gold Key - Lost in Thought - Drawing & Illustration
Leo Huang - Grade 10
Silver Key - Self Portrait - Drawing & Illustration
Chet Matz - Grade 9
Honorable Mention - Charcoal T-Shirt - Drawing & Illustration
Honorable Mention - Face Portrait - Drawing & Illustration
Joosung Park - Grade 12
Silver Key - My Parents - Drawing & Illustration
Nguyen (Vicky) Pham - Grade 10
Honorable Mention - My Dearest People - Drawing & Illustration
Silver Key - My LIttle Ducky - Drawing & Illustration
Thi Pham - Grade 10
Silver Key - Daily Life - Drawing & Illustration
Silver Key - The Cutest Rabbit - Drawing & Illustration
Silver Key - My Best Sister - Drawing & Illustration
Landon Sophanodora - Grade 9
Honorable Mention - Ink Tree Drawing - Drawing & Illustration
Honorable Mention - Self Portrait Charcoal Drawing - Drawing & Illustration
Kailani Spurgeon - Grade 10
Honorable Mention - Behind Closed Doors - Drawing & Illustration
Silver Key - Aloha aka no, aloha mai no - Drawing & Illustration
Madison Staton - Grade 12
Honorable Mention - Charcoal Self Portrait - Drawing & Illustration
Thu Trinh - Grade 12
Silver Key - Pen and Ink - Drawing & Illustration
Silver Key - Charlotte - Drawing & Illustration
Zitong Wang - Grade 10
Silver Key - Self Portrait - Drawing & Illustration
Leah Zallee - Grade 10
Honorable Mention - I shall call him Fred - Drawing & Illustration
Silver Key - Giovani - Drawing & Illustration
