10 D202 High School Artists Place In 2 Prestigious Art Competitions

PLAINFIELD, IL — Ten high school artists from Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 won top spots in two prestigious art competitions.

Students placed in the Scholastic Regional Art and Writing Awards and the Lewis University High School Art Invitational.

Students in grades seven through 12 can enter the Scholastic competition and have their work published or exhibited by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. "Gold Key" winners — there were two from Plainfield schools — will advance to the national level, where awards will be given in the spring.

Top entries at the national competition will also be displayed in the organization's national tour this spring and summer.

These students won awards in the Scholastic competition:

Plainfield East High School

• Angelyn Wong, senior, animation, Gold Key
• Sarah Martinez, senior, digital art, Silver Key
• Nicolas Loza-Ramirez, senior, and Mia Summlion (2024 graduate), digital art, Honorable Mention

Plainfield South High School

• Faith Pondelicek, senior, drawing and illustration, Gold Key
• Vanessa Valdes, junior, drawing and illustration, Honorable Mention
• Lilliann Moeller, junior, ceramics and glass, Honorable Mention

One student from each Plainfield high school placed in the Lewis University High School Art Invitational. The competition comprises artwork in various mediums including mixed media, sculpture, painting, drawing, photography, etching, and digital illustration.

The following students won:

Plainfield East High School

• Sarah Martinez, senior, Honorable Mention

Plainfield North High School

• Liam McManaman, senior, third place

Plainfield South High School

• April Estrella, sophomore, second place

Plainfield Central High School

• Ollie Cavenaile, junior, Honorable Mention