Needham Students Win Over 125 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

Needham was certainly well-represented in this year's Boston Globe Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, with over 110 students bringing in awards this time around. 

At Needham High School, 39 students took home 49 awards, including 27 Gold Key Awards, 11 Silver Key Awards and 11 Honorable Mentions, according to a spreadsheet released on the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards website.

See samples of the art on the Boston Globe website.

Pollard Middle School 13 students took home a total of 13 awards, including one Gold Key Awards, six Silver Key Awards and eight Honorable Mentions.

In addition to the High School and Middle School, about six awards went to Art in Needham students, including two silver keys, and four Honorable Mentions, according to information released by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

For a full list of the students honored, check out spreadsheet the .pdf section above.

According to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards website, the awards are broken up in to multiple regions across the country. Submissions are judged by a panel of jurors made up of artists, writers, educators and creative professionals.

The pieces of art are on display at the State Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza in Boston, until April 19. The exhibit is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. It is closed on Sundays.

The Gold Key awards are the highest regional award, representing approximately 7-10 percent of all regional submissions. Gold Key Awards are also considered for national-level recognition.

Silver Key awards represent 10-15 percent of all regional submissions and Honorable Mentions represent approximately 15-20 percent of all regional submissions, the website says.

High School Gold Key artists are:

• Noah Baker (won three Gold Keys)
• Ali Bartlett 
• Ali Campbell (won two Gold Keys)
• Karissa Chao
• Zilin Cui (also won a Silver Keys)
• Rachel Hantman (won three Gold Keys)
• Lily Kip 
• Miranda Knox 
• Noah Mertz
• Bella Nikom
• Emily Pasternack 
• Shayna Reed
• Marc Rejndrup
• Jaclyn Rothenberg 
• Rebecca Shamritsky (won two Gold Keys)
• Abigail Shneyder 
• Rebecca Stormberg
• Jessica Ulman 
• Allison Vega
• Noah Zucker (won two Gold Keys)

At the Pollard Middle School, Gold Keys went to:

• Khine Kyaw