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National Scholastic Art Awards
Eleven Seneca Valley students are headed to New York City after winning Gold Keys in the 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Competition, where national medalists will be announced on March 14.
Gold Key winners include Alex Lecce (six Gold Keys), Dennis Adams, Micah Schirra, Cara Mastrostefano, Rhea Kudtarkar , Ciarra Hegadorn, Julia Milo, Megan Piotrowski, Kelly Campbell, Sophia Becker and Zofia Chrzanowska .
The Seneca Valley Silver Key winners were Dennis Adams (three Silver Keys), Cara Mastrostefano (six Silver Keys) Carly Weigel, Riley Bell, Bailey Geyer (two Silver Keys) Kelly Campbell (two Silver Keys) Shelby Crispin, Micah Schirra, Sarah Foster (two Silver Keys) Caitlin DeVries, Kristen O’Brien, Chloe Young, Brenna Stubenbort and Taylor Wright, Lucy Geronime, Sydney Long, and Zofia Chrzanowska, and Olivia English (two Silver Keys).
Also, several students from Seneca Valley High School received Honorable Mentions for their entries including Sarah Foster, Shelby Crispin, Dennis Adams, Jared Nocera, Taylor Wright, Serenity Sproat, James Faber, Sarah Foley, Lucy Geronime (four Honorable Mentions) , Hung Ha (two Honorable Mentions) Joanna Valentas, Erin Piotrowski , Lindsey Ocheltree and Isabella Moosa.
All Seneca Valley students were honored at a special ceremony of the Pittsburgh Arts Region of The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards at the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) North Campus on Feb. 20. At this event, two seniors received additional awards in art. Alex Lecce was awarded $200 for his portfolios in the Emma Munson Memorial Scholarship and Cara Mastrostefano won $50 in the Pittsburgh Arts Region Special Recognition Award.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards has grown to be the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition initiative for creative teens, and the largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers.