Over 100 Wellesley Students Win Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

[Update: March 5, 10:48 a.m.] According to a press release from the contest, the art pieces are on display at the State Transportation building. This information has been included. 

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Wellesley 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 Wellesley High School, 43 students took home 51 awards, including 13 Gold Key Awards, 13 Silver Key Awards and 16 Honorable Mentions, according to a spreadsheet released on the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards website, and a story on Boston.com's YourTown Wellesley. 

See samples of the art on the Boston Globe website.

Wellesley Middle School 46 students took home a total of 50 awards, including 11 Gold Key Awards, 18 Silver Key Awards and 21 Honorable Mentions.

In addition to the High School and Middle School, about 23 awards went toDana Hall, including six Gold Key, three silver, and 14 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:

• Theresa Connors
• Haley Crocker (winner of two gold keys)
• Alyssa Dole
• Nathaniel Giess
• Olivia Hunter
• Ali Jamali (also received honorable mention)
• Josephina Lin
• Hannah Medley (also received honorable mention)
• Cecilia Milano
• Anya Pineau
• Caroline Kelly
• Reed Walker (also received two honorable mentions)
• Emily Walsh

At the Middle School, Gold Keys went to:

• Sam Baltrus
• Ethan Chiu
• Chloe Diamond
• Olivia Eburne
• Caleb Giess
• Fred Kelley
• Rebecca Manse
• Aidan Murray
• Samantha Ngo
• Madeline Rieders
• Sofia Staehly

The list of Dana Hall's Gold Key winners is as follows:

• Stephanie Dareshori
• Sarah Gaffney
• Jacqueline Hayre-perez
• Jiyeon Kim
• Ines Riaz
• Sherry Shen (also won a Silver Key)

See the full list of Wellesley High School and Wellesley Middle School students winning awards, see Boston.com's YourTown.