Hundreds of teens in South Central Kentucky in grades 7 through 12 (ages 13 and up) from the South Central Kentucky Region submitted creative, original work in a variety of categories to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition, and here are the winners!
Art: Gold Key
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Abigail Easterling
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Talk to the hand
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Ceramics & Glass
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Sydney Morris
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Under all that skin
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Comic Art
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Kara Wilson
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Golden Hour
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Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage
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Elizabeth Steward
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Dots
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Drawing
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*Adalyn Woosley
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Everything In Its Right Place
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Drawing
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Lillian Caamal
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Girl
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Drawing
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Liberty Falica
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Little Georgie
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Drawing
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*Elizabeth Steward
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Noticing
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Drawing
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Mae Givens
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Portrait Unveiling
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Drawing
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Lexie Smith
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虎 (Hu)
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Drawing
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Tristan Sweeney
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“The Joy of a Flower”
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Drawing
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Tasneem Mondal
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Meet the Artist Ximena
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Film & Animation
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*Katlyn Wilson
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Golden Flame
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Painting
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*Katlyn Stevenson
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She Is.
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Painting
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Tristan Sweeney
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“Waltz of the Shadows”
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Painting
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*Tasneem Mondal
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As Long As She’s Here
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Photography
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Liam McDonald
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Baby Duck
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Photography
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Liam McDonald
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Double Exposure
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Photography
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YuChen Bonneau
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Killdeer The Ground Nester
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Sculpture
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*American Visions Nominee
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Art: Silver Key
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Sydney Morris
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Forgiveness Isn’t an Act
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Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage
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Kelsey Geary
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Biking on Main Street
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Drawing
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Elizabeth Steward
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Bonnie
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Drawing
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Giulia Cotto
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Celebration
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Drawing
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Tristan Sweeney
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“Charlatan”
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Drawing
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Tristan Sweeney
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“Enthusiast of the Dark”
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Drawing
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Skylar Blake
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Expired
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Drawing
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Mae Givens
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Hilltopper
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Drawing
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Marine Broto
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Man vs. Nature
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Drawing
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Autumn Tiffin
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Overgrown Hobby
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Drawing
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Eleah Wilson
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The Castle in the Mist
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Drawing
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Jacob Morr
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Gas Station Sushi
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Illustration
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Liberty Falica
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Two Friends
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Mixed Media
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Giulia Cotto
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Abstracted Science
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Painting
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Lillian Blake
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Autism From You and Me
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Painting
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Katlyn Stevenson
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Drawn to The Flame
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Painting
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Lillian Caamal
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Expectations of the Snakes
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Painting
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Liberty Falica
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Kissed by the moon
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Painting
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Terra Holland
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Never Grew Up
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Painting
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Liam McDonald
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Final Voyage
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Photography
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McKenzie Lindsey
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Grandpa’s Garage
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Photography
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Liam McDonald
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Reflections
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Photography
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Lilliana Dawes
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Wedding photo 1
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Photography
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Liberty Falica
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Roadside Assistance
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Printmaking
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Art: Honorable Mention
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Tristan Sweeney
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“Yōkai no Machi” (“Town of Monsters”)
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Comic Art
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Ashley Banet
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The Lovely Fall
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Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage
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Ja’Nasia Taylor
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Big Bill
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Drawing
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Timothy Wright
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Electronic Still Life
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Drawing
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Ja’Nasia Taylor
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Evolution of a Woman
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Drawing
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Allie Neal
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Exoskeletal Bunny
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Drawing
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Maddie Richards
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Grandmas house
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Drawing
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Skylar Blake
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Graphite Roomscape
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Drawing
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Skylar Blake
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Graphite Seascape
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Drawing
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Ja’Nasia Taylor
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Gridded Self Portrait
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Drawing
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Marine Broto
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Gridded Self Portrait
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Drawing
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Genesis Escobedo
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Invisible Levels
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Drawing
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Tristan Sweeney
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“Man with a Newspaper”
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Drawing
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Kara Wilson
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Moonlight Monster
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Drawing
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Elizabeth Steward
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Neon Drift
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Drawing
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Marine Broto
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Realism Means Nothing
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Drawing
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Ada Caamal
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Selfie
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Drawing
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Sydney Morris
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Stained Memory’s
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Drawing
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Marine Broto
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Watercolor Exoskeleton
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Drawing
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Charlotte Davis
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House of Destler: Photobashing Design
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Fashion
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Sable Sublett
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Sun and Moon Mask
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Mixed Media
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Marine Broto
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Abstracted Art & Science
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Painting
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Sydney Morris
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A Old Yet Beautiful Place
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Painting
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Elizabeth Steward
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Eli and Roxy
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Painting
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Austin Brown
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Golden Gate
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Painting
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Elizabeth Steward
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Mushroom Meadow
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Painting
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Jacob Morr
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Sink Drain
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Painting
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Lena Berkley
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To be Trapped Within Yourself
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Painting
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Jordynn Brooks
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Autumn Flowers
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Photography
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Liam McDonald
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Instinct
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Photography
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Liam McDonald
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Polar Bear
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Photography
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Lily Fogle
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Sunflower Dreams
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Photography
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Tasneem Mondal
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Triple
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Photography
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Sydney Morris
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A Past love
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Sculpture
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Art: Portfolio Awards
Lily Fogle | Court in Contrast | Gold Key |
Serenyty Johnson | The Pressures of Society | Silver Key |
Writing: Gold Key
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*Fia Gani
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“That’s just the way the world works.”
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Poetry
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*American Visions Nominee
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Writing: Silver Key
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Jonas Laughter
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Frozen Plants
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Flash Fiction
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Jonas Laughter
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Maladaptive Daydreaming
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Poetry
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Jonas Laughter
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Blue Bottle Flies
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Short Story
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Kyla Fisher
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Catch Me If You Could Even See Me.
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Short Story
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elisheva ruuska
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Human
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Short Story
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Writing: Honorable Mention
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Fia Gani
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What We Don’t Call It
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Critical Essay
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Alexandria Williams
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Fireflies
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Novel
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Fia Gani
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Under the Skin
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Poetry
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Kelsey Sanford
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Ash & Echoes
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Short Story
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Josie Hutchins
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Pageant Girl
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Short Story
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Writing: Portfolio Awards
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Lauren Coursey
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American Dreams
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Gold Key
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Congratulations to all the winners!
Entries will be displayed at the Capitol the entire month of March, and an awards ceremony will take place March 14. “We are so honored to have been the regional affiliate host for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for the first time. This initiative celebrates the talent of young people in our region, giving them the opportunity to be honored both locally and on a national level!” said Capitol Manager Magnolia Gramling.
Gold Key award winners will advance to a national level, where students will be eligible for scholarships and recognition at a national ceremony. For more than a century since being founded in 1923, this awards program has served as a powerful source of inspiration for bold, creative ideas among teens nationwide and has an impressive list of recognizable alumni! More info here: https://www.artandwriting.org.
Participating schools include: Greenwood High School, Franklin-Simpson High School, Bowling Green High School, Bowling Green Junior High, Butler Co Middle School, Monroe Co High School, Cumberland Co High School, South Warren High School, Logan County High School, Muhlenberg County High School, Drakes Creek Middle School, Ohio Co High School, Butler Co High School, Legacy Christian Academy, and Hart Co High School.
