Bedford Students Win Massachusetts Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

February 1, 2016

Compiled by The Bedford Citizen

scholastic-logo-whiteThe 2016 Massachusetts Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have been announced on January 28.  Two students at the John Glenn Middle School and a dozen Bedford High School students are among the winners.

According to the awards’ website, students’ work was judged on Originality – Work that breaks from convention, blurs the boundaries between genres, and challenges notions of how a particular concept or emotion can be expressed;Technical Skill – Work that uses technique to advance an original perspective or a personal vision or voice, and show skills being utilized to create something unique, powerful, and innovative; andPersonal Vision or Voice – Work with an authentic and unique point of view and style. All work is judged blindly, meaning the judge does not know what school the student attends, the student’s name, race, gender, or any other information about the student. The Scholastic Awards believes in Freedom of Expression. No work will be rejected based on controversial content.

Bedford School Department winners include

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At the John Glenn Middle School

Seonyu Hwang

  • A Gold Key in Printmaking for Dawn to Dusk
  • An Honorable Mention in Mixed Media for Bubble Hair
  • A Silver Key in Mixed Media for Getting in Style

Angela Jeon

  • A Gold Key in Mixed Media for Transparency
  • A Silver Key in Drawing and Illustration for Inner Vitality

At Bedford High School

Elizabeth Antunan

  • A Silver Key in Photography for Looking Up

Benjamin Arnold

  • A Silver Key in Sculpture for Something the World can Share

Abby Bosco

  • An Honorable Mention in Drawing and Illustration for Macro Patterns of Insects

Gwen Gardner

  • A Honorable Mention in Painting for Untitled 1
  • A Silver Key in Painting for Sera sul Fiume Arno

Kendall Hiltz

  • A Silver Key in Drawing and Illustration for Bust

Juwon Jeon

  • An Honorable Mention in Mixed Media for Confined by Expectations

Avery Kaplan

  • A Gold Key in Humor for Eulogy to Blue Corduroy Shorts
  • A Gold Key in Personal Essay/Memoir for Dear Reader
  • A Gold Key in Writing Portfolio for Grow a Sentence, Just Add Water
  • A Silver Key in Critical Essay for A Picture’s Worth 643 Words
  • A Silver Key in Personal Essay/Memoir for Commas Look Like Seeds
  • A Silver Key in Personal Essay/Memoir for One Marble, Four Dimensions
  • A Silver Key in Short Story for Nothing Silk Can Stay

Nicole Kennedy

  • A Silver Key in Ceramics & Glass for Sonia Delaunay’s Place Setting

Caroline Ngooi

  • An Honorable Mention in Ceramics & Glass for Story Vase

Gwendolyn Orav

  • A Silver Key in Photography for Black Veil

Alina Thopurathu

  • A Gold Key in Photography for A Foggy Day

Erin Venuti

  • An Honorable Mention in Flash Fiction for Green Guilt
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