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Four members of the Class of 2025 combined to earn 14 Scholastic Awards for the 2024 academic year.  Allison Arias-Rodriguez ‘25, Collette Merland ’25, Allison Walls ‘25, and Tessa Zimmerman ’25 won seven honorable mentions, six Silver Key Awards, and one Gold Key Award.  Zimmerman's Gold Key Award piece Not Everything is Black and White will go on to be judged at the final, national level of the Scholastic Art Awards for a chance to be displayed in New York City this summer.

The regional Scholastic Art Award winners will be displayed at the K12 Art Gallery (341 S. Jefferson St, Dayton, Ohio) from February 3 - 24 with a special ceremony for the regional Scholastic Art Award winners on February 24 beginning at 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards were founded in 1923 and, for more than a century, have inspired bold ideas in creative teens throughout the country. Award recipients through the years have included greats like Andy Warhol and Ezra Jack Keats, among many others.

Ally Arias-Rodriguez '25

Honorable Mention

Peacock (Acrylic)

Collette Merland '25

Honorable Mention

Unlimited Dreams (Oil)

Ally Walls '25

Silver Key

Leisure (Oil)

Drifting Away (Oil)

Christmas Glow (Acrylic)

Clinging to Summer (Oil)

Carefree (Oil)

Honorable Mention

Twenty (Oil)

Carousel of Time (Acrylic)

Summers Past (Oil and Pastel)

Tessa Zimmerman '25

Gold Key

Not Everything is Black and White (Oil)

Silver Key

Love at First Sight (Colored Pencil)

Honorable Mention

In the Garden (Oil)

Daisies in the Living Room (Acrylic)