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Students Receive Art & Writing Honors in Scholastic Awards Competition
Sanford continued its longstanding success in the 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition. In this adjudicated contest, all submissions are entered into a blind evaluation process conducted by some of the foremost leaders in the visual and literary arts. Jurors look for works that exemplify the awards’ core values: originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.
Twelve students received visual art awards for their work in the following categories: Digital Art, Drawing and Illustration, Fashion, Mixed Media, and Photography. The honorees are listed below.
| Award Recipient | Award | Category | Title of Work |
| Finley Anderson '24 | Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Silver Key | Photography Photography Photography | Hazy Morning Shades of Violet The Tower |
| Cecilia Binnersley '26 | Honorable Mention | Photography | Staplers |
| Gabriella Gandia '26 | Gold Key | Photography | Flames |
| Emory Goetz '24 | Gold Key Silver Key | Drawing & Illustration Drawing & Illustration | Blue Bird Reflective |
| Amanrai Kahlon '24 | Gold Key Honorable Mention | Photography Photography | X Marks the Shot Pre-Plunge |
| Yuxuan Liu '22 | Honorable Mention | Fashion | Under the Stone Wall |
| Ava McCoy-Johnson '22 | Gold Key | Mixed Media | Walking On Eggshells |
| Camille Opher '26 | Honorable Mention | Drawing & Illustration | Perfect City |
| Andrés Ramos '26 | Honorable Mention | Photography | Chrysanthemums |
| Susie Shipley '26 | Gold Key | Photography | River Birch Tree Bark |
| Daphne Tanner '23 | Gold Key Gold Key | Mixed Media Mixed Media | Entwined The Sweater |
| Madeline Wilson '26 | Gold Key | Photography | Jurassic Park |
Five students received writing awards. The winners are listed below
| Award Recipient | Award | Category | Title of Work |
| Stella Adamopoulos '23 | Honorable Mention | Poetry | The Mockingbird’s Melody |
| Ada Henry '26 | Gold Key | Novel | The Life and Secrets of Analise Windsor |
| Abigail Krape '26 | Silver Key | Poetry | The Puzzle of Life |
| Charlotte McLeod '27 | Silver Key | Poetry | What the World Is |
| Joseph McMillan '22 | Silver Key | Personal Essay & Memoir | A Backpacker's Inquiry |
All Gold Key award-winning work advances to the national level of the competition, where students will be eligible for additional scholarships, exhibition, and publication opportunities. National award winners will be announced in the spring.
From January 24th through February 12th, Gold Key winners' work will be exhibited at the Arts Center Gallery (ACG) at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware. During the exhibition period, the ACG will be open to the general community during gallery hours. Special viewing opportunities and events will also be arranged, as Covid permits. The public will also have the opportunity to view award-winning work by viewing a pre-recorded video presentation scheduled to be released on February 12th.
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Susie Shipley's "River Birch Tree Bark" -
Cecilia Binnersley's "Staplers" -
Maddy Wilson's "Jurassic Park" -
Gabby Gandia's "Flames" -
Andrés Ramos's "Chrysanthemums" -
Finley Anderson's "Shades of Violet" -
Finley Anderson's "The Tower" -
Finley Anderson's "Hazy Morning" -
Emory Goetz's "Blue Bird" -
Emory Goetz's "Reflective" -
Tom Liu's "Under the Stone Wall" -
Daphne Tanner's "The Sweater" -
Daphne Tanner's "Entwined" -
Amanrai Kahlon's "Pre-Plunge" -
Ava McCoy-Johnson's "Walking on Eggshells" -
Amanrai Kahlon's "X Marks the Shot"
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