SBISD Scholastic Art Award Winners Honored

Memorial High School Scholastic Awards winning entries

Thirty-seven teenage artists from Spring Branch ISD middle and high schools have earned Scholastic Art Awards in regional annual competition sponsored through the Harris County Department of Education.

SBISD student photography and art were among 53 individual works selected for recent display with other regional winners; 11student artists won Gold Key awards to advance to a top judging category, the national level.

Gold Key winning photography entry Hoi An by Sarah Hambly (11th grade, Stratford High School)

Nineteen students took home Silver Key art awards, and many other students won Honorable Mention awards for works of art and photography.

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SBISD high school award winners in Gold and Silver categories will have their works displayed March 11-30 at Spring Street Studio, 1824 Spring St. A young artist reception will be sponsored on March 11 from 2-4 p.m. at the Spring Street Studio, too, for these high school artists.

A separate Gold and Silver Exhibit will be held for all middle school art winners March 11-30 at Texas Art Supply, 2001 Montrose Blvd.

Regional Gold and Silver Ceremonies will be held for regional winners March 25 and March 30, depending on grade level, at the Alley Theater or the Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston. Ceremony times are based on award levels and vary.

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, now 94 years old, provides an opportunity for middle and high school students to show and also to have their work judged. Winning works are displayed to regional and national audiences, promoting and inspiring a new generation to create and consider fine arts careers.

Former national Scholastic Art & Writing winners have included such notable writers as Truman Capote and Lena Dunham, photographer Richard Avedon, pop artists Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana, director/actor Robert Redford, filmmaker Ken Burns, and fashion designer Zac Posen.

For more information about the regional Scholastic awards, please visit www.hcde-texas.org/.

SBISD Student Art Award Winners:

Gold Key Awards

Memorial High
Julia Delaney, 12th grade, Drawing and Illustration, for “The Shadow of Death” and “Reflections of Youth”
Raymond Zrike, 11th grade, Photography, “Larry the Birdman”

Memorial Middle
Saranna Zhang, Drawing and Illustration, “My Journey”

Spring Branch Middle
Alexandra O’Shell, 8th grade, Photography, “Season of Hope”

Stratford High
Sarah Hambly, 11th grade, Photography, “Hoi An”
Madeline Harms, 11th grade, Painting, “Colored Paint-cils”
Alyssa Stanford, 12th grade, Photography, for “Abandon” and “Opaque”
Juwon Yoo, 12th grade, Drawing and Ilustration, “Spaghetti for Dinner” and “Glutton”

Silver Key Awards

Memorial High
Leslie Clark, 12th grade, Drawing and Ilustration, “Danger in Emeralds” and “Prehistoric”
Julia Delaney, 12th grade, Art Portfolio, “Existence”
Katherine Hrap, 11th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Dawson and Tucker”
Katie Klaff, 12th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Parrotdise”
Joy Lu, 12th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Breadwinner”
Mary Torres, 12th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Glass Reflection”

Spring Branch Middle
Chandler Gartner, 8th grade, Photography, “Layers of Grace”
Kirby Robinson, 8th grade, Photography, “Morning Dew”
Olivia Willard, 8th grade, Photography, “Burst of Passion”

Stratford High
Kate Bortner, 10th grade, Photography, “All Boarded Up”
Elizabeth Gex, 11th grade, Painting, “The Cupboard”
Samantha Hanslip, 12th grade, Photography, “Mom”
Madeline Harms, 11th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Queen of the Chair”
Giboom Park, 11th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Dominance”
Alyssa Stanford, 12th grade, Photography, “Vulnerable”
Collin Whitby, 12th grade, Photography, “Hands of Light”
Juwon Yoo, 12th grade, Art Portfolio, “Viva la Vida”
Juwon Yoo, 12th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Little Space in Time”

Honorable Mention

Memorial High
Leslie Clark, 12th grade, Art Portfolio, “Wild Spirits”
Lauren Dickerson, 10th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Kk”
Eleanor Green, 10th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Selfie”
Rachel Jiang, 12th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Oyster Omelette”
Katie Klaff, 12th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Scrub a Dub”
Joy Lu, 12th grade, Art Portfolio, “The Joy of Art”
Adelle Schlenker, 12th grade, Painting, “pink”
Adelle Titterington, 12th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Major”
Melanie Vargas Verde, 12th grade, Painting, “Blue eyed Felix”
Amy Womac, 12th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Shooter”
Raymond Zrike, 11th grade, Photography, “East 41, NY” and “Walks in Peace” and “Something Fleeting”

Spring Branch Middle
Emma Feuer, 8th grade, Photography, “Life in the Darkness”

Spring Forest Middle
Kelly Chau, 8th grade, Mixed Media, “Wonders of Culture”

Stratford High
Maia Fageria, 11th grade, Photography, “8:43 A.M.”
Abigail Gex, 9th grade, Photography, “Welcome Home”
Lauren Graham, 11th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Cracked Open”
Robin Graves, 11th grade, Drawing and Ilustration, “Breakfast”
Zachary Harkins, 12th grade, Photography, “Starry Sky”
Audrey Hudson, 11th grade, Photography, “Fruit?”
Katherine Mesa, 11th grade, Photography, “Adolescence”
Lauren Pfeifer, 12th grade, Photography, “Hands”
Juwon Yoo, 12th grade, Drawing and Illustration, “Crumble World” and “Finding Beauty”

SBISD art and photography instructors who helped guide and support these award-winning students include Sharon Clark, Crystal Fiocchi and Marilyn Guerinot at Memorial High; Lynn Ludlam at Memorial Middle; Elisa Barry at Spring Branch Middle; Elaine Jones at Spring Forest Middle; and Bess Garison, Lillian Harris and Jennifer Clouse at Stratford High.