Scholastic Art Awards: Middletown's golden showing
Fine Arts News ON Jan 23, 2012
Twin Towers Middle School student Spencer Hogan led the Middletown contingent of seven students receiving the highest level of the Regional Scholastic Art Awards for 2011-12.
Hogan, Kayleigh Feely, Paty Flores, Andres Ochoa, Isabella Sanchez, Allison Sciucco and Sarina Wallace received “Gold Key” recognition, which is the highest level given by the Hudson Valley Regional Scholastic Affiliate. Hogan received this honor for two of his submissions. He also won a Gold key last year.
Hogan was among the Middletown kids who attended the awards ceremony on Feb. 10 at SUNY New Paltz. Dinah Baergas was one of the three student speakers.
Spencer Hogan
Dinah Baergas walks away from the podium after speaking
To see the artwork of the Gold Key and Silver Key winners, click here and click here.
Middletown had 131 students submit artwork, with 39 students in grades 7-8 and 92 students in grades 9-12. Middletown had 21 students who received “Silver Key” recognition, which is the second-highest level. There were 98 students who received honorable mention.
The Gold and Silver key winners will attend the Regional ceremony at 7 p.m. on February 10 at SUNY New Paltz. An exhibition reception will follow the awards ceremony.
Congratulations to Middletown’s Gold Key winners, with their school and category in parenthesis:
Kayleigh Feely (Monhagen, photography), Paty Flores (MHS, jewelry), Spencer Hogan (Twin Towers, photography twice), Andres Ochoa (Monhagen, photography), Isabella Sanchez (MHS, digital art), Allison Sciucco (MHS, photography), Sarina Wallace (MHS, ceramics and glass).
Congratulations to Middletown’s Silver key winners, with their school and category in parenthesis:
Owusu Agyeman (Monhagen, photography), Dinah Baergas (MHS, digital art twice), Johanna Bermudez (MHS, digital art twice), Madison Bruning (Monhagen, drawing), Kayvon Burley (MHS, digital art), Eloice Diaz (MHS, digital art twice), Kayleigh Feely (Monhagen, jewelry, ceramics and glass), Hunter Grieb (Monhagen, photography), Kianna Hepson (MHS, jewelry), Spencer Hogan (Twin Towers, photography twice), Stephanie Le (MHS, design), Jena Miller (MHS, photography), Nathaniel Parker (Twin Towers, drawing), Briana Randolph (MHS, digital art), Jose Rosaly (MHS, drawing), Johanna Santiago (MHS, design), Kyla Savino (Monhagen, mixed media), Andrea Smith (MHS, comic art, digital art), Shamar Soter (MHS, digital art), David Sullivan (Monhagen, photography), Fernanda Torres-Marin (Monhagen, photography).
Congratulations to the following teachers for mentoring these students: Janet Andrews-Coyle, Dana Herm, Mary Kelly, Tunde Bektas, Patricia Conroy Hewitt, Heather Illingworth and Lennie Colon.
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