Scholastic Art Awards - 95 Award Winners from DGN

Above: Scholastic Art Awards 'Gold Key' Winners from North High Fine Arts

Student artists from Downers Grove North High School received regional visual art recognition through The 2008 Scholastic Art Awards. In all, North High visual artists garnered 95 awards in the juried exhibition.

Now in its 85^th year, the Scholastic Art Awards is a national competition devoted to recognizing outstanding art and writing created by middle school and high school students.

The competition begins with regional adjudications across the country. Our 2008 regional show, sponsored by District 99, received 1133 entries from 15 local high schools, as well as 38 entries from 3 middle schools competing in a separate age category.

Downers Grove North High School was honored with another outstanding performance at this year’s regional show.

• 22 students were awarded a total of 31 Honorable Mention commendations.
• 18 students received a total of 20 Silver Key honors
• 27 students received a total of 31 individual Gold Key awards
• 13 students received Portfolio Gold Key awards

Art Portfolio Category

Megan Degen GOLD

Jessica Durkin GOLD

Lauren Palmer GOLD

Michelle Pine GOLD

Joe Rouse GOLD

Jessica Silvester GOLD

Ceramics Category

Evan Bauer HM

Rachel Campo HM

Daniel Conrad HM

Todd Duke GOLD

Katelyn Kos GOLD

Jessica Mandujano GOLD

Luke Munro SILVER

Amanda Seamans GOLD

Joe Sterr SILVER

Susan Wesolek GOLD

Crystal Yi HM

Computer Art Category

Elyssia Lee HM

Allie Novak GOLD

Padraic O’Connor GOLD

Joe Rouse GOLD

Digital Imagery Category

Kari Lindeman GOLD, SILVER, HM(3)

Drawing Category

Kathryn Butler GOLD, SILVER

Terese Byrne GOLD, HM(2)

Vicky Holland HM

Stephanie Koblich GOLD, SILVER

Colleen Malec GOLD

Allie Novak SILVER, HM(2)

Lauren Palmer GOLD, SILVER, HM

Joe Rouse GOLD(2), SILVER, HM

Nick Rudy GOLD

Paulina Zmitrowicz GOLD

Graphic Design Category

Bob Holly GOLD

Michelle Pine GOLD, SILVER(2), HM

Joe Rouse GOLD

Jewelry Category

Jessica Caputo SILVER

Samantha Czernik SILVER

Megan Degen GOLD(2)

Abigail Green GOLD

Maggie McGrath HM(2)

Rachel Melant SILVER

Lexis Monfort GOLD

Katherine Pogwizd HM

Ryann Sladek HM

Emiliusz Smorczewski SILVER, HM

Meredith Vavra GOLD

Paulius Vertelka GOLD (American Vision Award), SILVER

William Walker SILVER

Mixed Media Category

Natalie Smith HM

Painting Category

Allie Novak HM

Lauren Palmer SILVER

Jessica Silvester GOLD, HM(3)

Photography Category

Erin Agnoli SILVER

Kelsey DeMarco HM

Allie Novak HM

Cara Pagels GOLD

Ben Ruffalo GOLD

Natalie Smith GOLD, SILVER, HM(2)

Margaret Wolf HM

Photo Portfolio Category

Kari Lindeman GOLD

Sculpture Category

Megan Degen SILVER, HM

Each year the jury selects 5 American Vision Awards from over 1100 entries.

This year North High Jewelry student Paulius Vertelka received an American Vision Award for his piece entitled “Vessels of Life”.