JEHS students win 34 CNY Scholastic Art awards

A total of 22 students from Jordan-Elbridge High School received 34 awards in the 2019 CNY Scholastic Art competition. Ten students earned gold keys, or the highest honor. Also, senior Malena Phillips earned five honors including two gold keys, two silver keys and one honorable mention. One of her gold keys was for total art portfolio.

Thousands of students from more than 400 schools en

ter their works in the annual program, which also includes students from about 13 Central New York counties. Individual pieces and portfolios are awarded Gold Key (highest honor), Silver Key and Honorable Mention. Gold Key award winners will be considered for national-level recognition. All of the student’s works were judged by professional artists, photographers, and educators.

Last year, a total of 15 students from JEHS took home a total of 25 awards. In the previous year, seven students earned a total of 17 awards.

Art teacher Katie DeLorenzo said she believes this is the highest number of awards students have ever won during the competition.

 “It is truly a testament to the students in the department as a whole,” she said.

“Every year they set the bar higher and rise to meet the standards of the students before them. One of the things I am proudest of is how supportive our students are of each other. When the winners were announced, regardless of whether or not students won an award, they all congratulated each other and were genuinely happy for those who did receive an award.”

DeLorenzo added that students should feel a strong sense of accomplishment, and she sees that in the classroom.

“They are always giving each other feedback and willing to help each other out, and that definitely is a big factor in their growing success by and large,” she said.

The artwork will be on display at the Whitney Applied Technology Center on the Onondaga Community College campus through March 1.

Recognized students from JE include:

Gold Keys
Abigail Erwin – Grade 10 – Drawing and illustration – "Melanchollama"
Samantha Gleason – Grade 10 – Drawing and Illustration “A Keen Eye”
Madeline Green – Grade 11 – Photography – “Face Book”
Taylor Griffin – Grade 10 – Photography – “Reflected”
Tiffani McMahon – Grade 10 – Photography – “Sheldon”
Shannon Parker – Grade 10 – Photography – “Spectrum”
Malena Phillips (2) – Grade 12 – Photography – “Damaged” and Art Portfolio – “The Aftermath”
Anna Simpson (2) – Grade 12 – Photography – “Blue” and “Crown”
Taylor Van Holtz – Grade 12 – Photography – “Toon”
Kenneth Williams – Grade 11 – Drawing and Illustration – “Hawk”

Silver Keys
Nicole Brown – Grade 11 – Photography – “Marbles”
Isabella Field – Grade 12 – Drawing and Illustration – “Greg”
Deacon Hill – Grade 12 – Digital Art – “Thanos”
Tiffani McMahon (3) – Grade 10 – Photography – “Choice,” “Earth” and “Paint”
Sophie Meixner – Grade 9 – Photography – “One eyed Jack”
Shannon Parker – Grade 10 – Photography – “Lightweight”
Julia Perkins (2) – Grade 12 – Photography – “Free” and “Longing”
Malena Phillips (2) – Grade 12 – Photography – “Oh No Paint!” and “Why”
Isabella Tamblin – Grade 10 – Photography – “Green and Blue Garrett”

Honorable Mention
Ashlee Eaton – Grade 11 – Photography – “Air”
Laurel Jones – Grade 9 – Photography – “Luminescent”
Ranait McGuire – Grade 11 – Photography – “Dedication”
Julia Perkins – Grade 12 – Photography – “Safe”
Malena Phillips – Grade 12 – Photography
Joshua Roberts – Grade 12 – Digital Art
Taylor Van Holtz – Grade 12 – Photography – “Wicked Witch”
Alexis Wells – Grade 11 – Photography – “Python”
Kyra White – Grade 11 – Painting – “Erik”