2/4/2019
Each year a number of students from Belmont High School submit artwork for consideration to the Boston Globe Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Students artworks and writings is adjudicated among countless other submissions from across New England on the basis of creativity, technical skill and artistry.
Congratulations to Sanya Malhotra for winning a Gold Key Award in the Poetry category for her "Scarlet Dreams" in the Scholastic Writing Competition. Cynthia Lu and Maiah Newell also won honorable mentions for flash fiction and poetry.
We are proud to announce that thirty-one students from Belmont High School earned a total of fifty-two awards this year – Thirty-two Honorable Mentions, eleven Silver Key Awards, and eight Gold Key Awards. Additionally, 11th grader Victoria Shaw earned an American Vision award for her painting submission. Only five American Vision awards are given for the entire region. Victoria’s painting will be placed into consideration to be displayed during the Scholastic Arts National Exhibition in New York City.
Please join us in congratulating the following students on earning 2019 Scholastic Arts Awards for their outstanding work:
| Katherine Bai
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9th grade
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Honorable Mention
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Drawing
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Larissa Biette
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12th grade
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Honorable Mention
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Painting
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Derek Chen
|
9th grade
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Gold key
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Drawing
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Kevin Chen
|
10th grade
|
Silver key
|
Drawing
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Phoebe Derba
|
12th grade
|
Honorable Mention
|
Painting
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Samantha Dignan
|
12th grade
|
Gold key
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Painting
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Deniz Dutton
|
12th grade
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2 Honorable mentions
|
Painting
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Chloe Gilligan
|
12th grade
|
Silver key & Honorable Mention |
Painting
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Taemin Jang
|
12th grade
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Honorable Mention
|
Painting
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Georgia Kermond
|
11th grade
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Silver key
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Painting
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Flynn Leeb
|
12th grade
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Gold key
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Portfolio
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Flynn Leeb
|
12th grade
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Silver key
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Printmaking
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Flynn Leeb
|
12th grade
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2 Honorable Mentions
|
Drawing
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Daben Liu
|
9th grade
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Gold Key |
Drawing
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| Dahlia Liu |
9th grade |
Silver key |
Drawing |
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Cynthia Lu
|
11th grade
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Gold key
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Painting
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Maya Manela
|
11th grade
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Silver key
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Drawing
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Johannna Matulonis |
12th grade
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Honorable Mention
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Painting
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Caroline McLaughlin |
12th grade
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Honorable Mention
|
Painting
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Ida Mihok
|
11th grade
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Honorable Mention
|
Painting
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Ella Miller
|
11th grade
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Silver key
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Painting
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Abigail Mohr
|
12th grade
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Silver key
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Painting
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Chloe Perez
|
10th grade
|
Gold Key
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Digital Art
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Alyssa Poulsen |
12th grade
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Gold key
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Painting
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Audrey Propp
|
11th grade
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Silver Key
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Painting
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Casey Reed
|
12th grade
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2 Honorable Mentions
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Mixed Media/Drawing
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Victoria Shaw
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11th grade
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American Vision Award & Gold key
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Painting
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Victoria Shaw
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11th grade
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3 Honorable Mentions
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Drawing
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Victoria Shaw
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11th grade
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1 Honorable Mention
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Painting
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Irene Son
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9th grade
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Silver key & 1 Honorable Mention
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Drawing
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Sambridhi Subedi
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12th grade
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Honorable Mention
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Painting
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Maya Vernick
|
12th grade
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Honorable Mention
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Painting
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Nina White
|
11th grade
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Silver Key
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Painting
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Rickey Ye
|
12th grade
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Honorable Mention
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Painting
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Emily Zhang
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12th grade
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Silver key
|
Painting
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Helen Zhao
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10th grade
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Honorable Mention
|
Drawing
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All works receiving Gold Keys will move on to national judging in New York City, and will be considered for national honors: Gold and Silver Medals and Special Achievement Awards.
National Medalists will be announced on the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards website on March 13, 2019.
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