Awards Galore For Massapequa High School Artists

MASSAPEQUA, NY — Several student-artists from Massapequa High School have recently received accolades for their extraordinary work.

The Long Island Arts Alliance presented merit awards in the 2021-22 Scholar-Artist competition to seniors Olivia Cristadoro, in the visual arts category, and Olivia Medford, in media arts. They were among only 40 students from across Long Island to be recognized this year.

Scholar-artist applicants must be nominated by a high school teacher, represent the highest level of artistic excellence and demonstrate superior academic achievement with an unweighted grade point average of 90 or above. Each student must also submit an essay and a portfolio of artwork or performance.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County awarded several Massapequa students in the Nassau County Student Art Competition. Olivia Matos was a gold level award winner and Anna Campanaro, Maya Hassett, Rachel Knight and Tara Villalba earned silver awards. Valerie Mitchell received a best-in-show award.

Submissions were judged by professional artists and winning pieces will be featured in CCE’s annual gardening calendar.