Marion High School student earns prize at national art competition
A Marion High School student recently earned a national award in the annual Scholastic Art and Writing competition.
Aimee de las Alas, an MHS senior, earned a Silver Award in the drawing / illustration category at national level competition for her piece titled “AIM.” She earned a Gold Key for this piece at the regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, the highest honor given, and an automatic entry at the national level. Congratulations to Aimee on this outstanding national honor! She also earned regional awards for two other pieces: a Silver Key for “Vitamin S”; and an Honorable Mention for “Dive In”.
At the regional level, a second MHS senior, Zoe Case, also earned the highest award given, a Gold Key, for her digital art work titled "Connection". She also earned three Silver Keys for her pieces titled "Soul", “The Face of Resistance”, and “Panther”.
Several other MHS students also earned awards at the regional competition:
- Greer Decker, senior, earned several awards in the photography category: Silver Keys for two pieces titled “Cancer” and “Wings”, and Honorable Mentions for “Trapped” and “The Oracle”.
- Ayawna Kemp, junior, earned a Silver Key for her sculpture titled “Tropopause”.
- Ethan Eltzroth, junior, earned an Honorable Mention in the ceramics / glass category for his piece titled “Summer House”.
The museum’s scholastic competition involves 52 counties in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio, and all art works will be on display at the museum, 311 East Main St., Fort Wayne, through April 8. Museum hours, admission fees and directions are available at the museum’s website, http://www.fwmoa.org/Visit.
According to the FWMoA website, the high caliber of entries into the Fort Wayne competition has propelled the region to be one of the top regions for national awards given in the past few years. This is the fifth year in the last six that Marion High School students have earned top awards in the competition. MHS students also earned honors in 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017.
Marion High School and Marion Community Schools congratulates all of these students and their outstanding teachers, Tashema Davis and Nate Larson, for these prestigious awards!