Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District students recently earned a total of 76 awards in the 2022 Central New York Regional Scholastic Art Awards competition. The competition is the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for teens in grades 7-12.
The Central New York Region includes 14 counties and about 400 eligible schools. More than 60 professional artists, educators and photographers select award winners during the judging process. Judges evaluate entries for their originality, technical skill and the emergence of personal voice or vision, according to the Scholastic Art Awards website.
Students earn Gold Key Awards, Silver Key Awards and Honorable Mention Awards. Works that earn a Gold Key Award are automatically considered for national awards.
The competition also hands out several special awards. Sophomore Emma Miedaner was named an American Visions Award Nominee for a piece she submitted in the painting category. Her piece was selected as one of the five “Best in Show” for all Gold Key artworks in the CNY region, and she will go on to compete at the national level.
Below are the J-D students who received awards.
Jamesville-Dewitt High School
Gold Key
- Nathan Bourcy, Grade 12, Drawing & Illustration, “Handle with Care”
- Meghan Christian, Grade 11, Photography, “Crumpled”
- Meghan Christian, Grade 11, Photography, “Eggs”
- Meghan Christian, Grade 11, Photography, “Iris Rain”
- Josephine Dittman, Grade 10, Photography, “Moments Spent”
- Nevaeh Hall, Grade 11, Photography, “Something dark can have beauty”
- Audrey Harkaway, Grade 11, Painting, “Poppy”
- Paige Kinahan, Grade 10, Photography, “Rainy Day”
- Lucja Linder, Grade 12, Ceramics & Glass, “Gargoyle”
- Abigail McGuire, Grade 12, Photography, “Splash”
- Emma Miedaner, Grade 10, Painting, “Memento Mori”
- Emma Miedaner, Grade 10, Painting, “Mors Vincit Omnia”
- Cam Moynihan, Grade 10, Photography, “Sunset in Paradise”
- Maeve Murphy, Grade 12, Photography, “Puzzled”
- Leah Nemi, Grade 10, Painting, “From My Dining Table”
- Katherine Saluti, Grade 10, Drawing & Illustration, “Salutations”
- Rita Walsh, Grade 11, Photography, “Boiling point”
Silver Key
- Katlyn Bray, Grade 11, Photography, “La Ville-Lumiere”
- Meghan Christian, Grade 11, Photography, “Glass”
- Josephine Dittman, Grade 10, Photography, “The Gates”
- Hannah Fuchsberg, Grade 11, Photography, “Pear”
- Hannah Fuchsberg, Grade 11, Photography, “Spider”
- Audrey Harkaway, Grade 11, Editorial Cartoon, “Political Pull”
- Ava Harle, Grade 11, Drawing & Illustration, “Aimless”
- Paige Kinahan, Grade 10, Photography, “Raspberries”
- Vivian Kissane, Grade 9, Photography, “No man’s land”
- Jack Louise, Grade 12, Photography, “Unplugged Nostalgia”
- Emma Miedaner, Grade 10, Drawing & Illustration, charcoal
- Morgan Moracco, Grade 10, Photography, “Pitcher Shadows”
- Cam Moynihan, Grade 10, Photography, “After the rain”
- Maeve Murphy, Grade 12, Photography, “The Book”
- Maeve Murphy, Grade 12, Photography, “Vision”
- Maeve Murphy, Grade 12, Photography, “Watchful
- Anya Nicotra, Grade 9, Ceramics & Glass, “Wendigo”
- Ciara O’Donnell, Grade 12, Photography, “Ghost of a Dog”
- Tara Pollock, Grade 11, Photography, “Burn”
- Lyla Rivard, Grade 9, Drawing & Illustration, “Coke Bottle”
- Daniel Wai, Grade 12, Sculpture, “The Final Guard”
- Lilly Wells, Grade 9, Drawing & Illustration, “They’re Lollipops”
- Julia Ziff, Grade 10, Photography, “Spooky Arrangement”
Honorable Mention
- Katlyn Bray, Grade 11, Photography, “A Soul full of Hope and Sadness”
- Katlyn Bray, Grade 11, Photography, “Shattered Glass”
- Meghan Christian, Grade 11, Photography, “Grass at Sunset”
- Maya Couto, Grade 11, Painting, “Portrait”
- Josephine Dittman, Grade 10, Photography, “Mirror Image”
- Brianna Fay, Grade 12, Ceramics & Glass, “Priscilla”
- Eli Goldberg, Grade 10, Ceramics & Glass, “Vase”
- Elsa Hardt, Grade 12, Drawing & Illustration, “Autumn Day”
- Audrey Harkaway, Grade 11, Painting, “Granny Pants”
- Audrey Harkaway, Grade 11, Painting, “Momma”
- Merris Kessler, Grade 9, Drawing & Illustration, “Candy”
- Lucja Linder, Grade 12, Ceramics & Glass, “Kasa-obake”
- Leah Nemi, Grade 10, Drawing & Illustration, “Flower”
- Jordan Ristau, Grade 12, Drawing & Illustration, “Rope”
- Jordan Ristau, Grade 12, Drawing & Illustration, “The Emerald Gaze”
- Estelle White, Grade 10, Ceramics & Glass, “Selena”
- Julia Ziff, Grade 10, Photography, “Ghostly Shadows”
Jamesville-Dewitt Middle School
Gold Key
- Quentin Deluca, Grade 8, Digital Art, “Neon”
- Madelyn Murphy, Grade 8, Photography, “Down in the streets”
- Charlie Skahen, Grade 8, Photography, “Fall Into the Flow”
Silver Key
- Maddy McCarthy, Grade 8, Fashion, “Toadstool”
- Charlie Skahen, Grade 8, Photography, “Bridge the Gap”
Honorable Mention
- Nola Britz, Grade 8, Photography, “Rio”
- Kendall Cabiles, Grade 8, Painting, “The Blushing Koi”
- Kendall Cabiles, Grade 8, Printmaking, “Florence’s Fiori”
- Quentin Deluca, Grade 8, Digital Art
- Quentin Deluca, Grade 8, Digital Art, “Costume”
- Jack Jenemann, Grade 8, Drawing & Illustration
- Jack Jenemann, Grade 8, Mixed Media, “Frogs”
- Susan Koo, Grade 8, Painting, “Hawaiian Waters”
- Capri Montanaro, Grade 8, Photography
- Remi Paniagua, Grade 8, Comic Art, “Goblin Troubles”
- Aarohi Rastogi, Grade 8, Ceramics & Glass, “The Indian Dream”
- Charlie Skahen, Grade 8, Photography, “Nature Walk”
- Charlie Skahen, Grade 8, Photography, “Reflections”
- Charlie Skahen, Grade 8, Mixed Media, “Rio De Janeiro”