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Nine students recognized as Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Award winners

Nine students recognized as Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Award winners
Collage of artwork from some of our district's Gold and Silver Key winners

Nine students from across Walled Lake Consolidated Schools took home Scholastic Art and Writing Awards in the regional competition with over 5,000 entries submitted from the state of Michigan.

Seven Walled Lake Central students received Gold Key Awards and will be moving on to the national competition for a chance to have their artwork shown at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Additionally, four Vikings and two Walled Lake Western students earned Silver Key Awards.

The Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Award Ceremony will be held on February 10 at the Detroit Institute of the Arts on February 10. The winner’s pieces will also be on display at the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit from February 10 thru 25.

Gold Key Winners

Tuur Devits (WLC Junior): “Lost in the Abyss”, Photography

Tuur Devits (WLC Junior): “The World is on Fire”, Photography

Bennett Memelli (WLC Junior): “What They Say”, Photography

Erena Sharm (WLC Sophomore): “Faith, Femininity, Full Moon”, Photography

Onna Solomon (WLC Senior): “Open window”, Photography

Cherelle Stewart-Gonzal (WLC Senior): “Ethiopian Soulful Strands”, Drawing and Illustration

Enrique Tirado (WLC Senior): “Fog”, Photography

Mia Virga (WLC Sophomore): “Portal of Reflections”, Photography

Silver Key Winners

Annabel Cotham (WLC Sophomore): “Abstract Form Paper”, Photography

Tuur Devits (WLC Junior): “Portal to the Unknown”, Photography

Sviatoslav Fedneyshyn (WLW Sophomore): “Warrior” – Riveted Pendant with Patina, Jewelry

Bennett Memelli (WLC Junior): “The Real Me”, Photography

Mia Virga (WLC Sophomore): “Blooming Vision”, Photography

Sophia Zammitt (WLW Senior): “Sgraffito Dog Tile”, Ceramics and Glass