2022 Scholastic Art Award Winners Announced

Recently, the Scholastic Art Awards named their 2022 award recipients for Central New York. This year's recipients were chosen from among more than 3,900 individual entries submitted for our region, and the LaFayette Central School District saw  21 students received awards, totaling 30 winning submissions!

(Please use the arrows to navigate between submissions, or hit"ctrl+shift+f" on your keyboard to view the presentation in fullscreen)



Their award-winning work will be on display in the Whitney Applied Technology Center on the Onondaga Community College campus from Jan. 12 - March 5. Opening night of the show will feature a special virtual awards ceremony to honor all recipients.

Please join the district and the Art Department in congratulating the following students: 

Gold Key Winners
Micheal Bestul (9) - Mixed Media - "Pumpkin Patch"
Maeva Booth (10 ) - Printmaking - "Harvest"
Amber Cooper (8) - Photography - "Point of View"
Amber Cooper (8) - Photography - "Riding the Sunset"
Gabrielle Danyew (12) - Painting - "Punkin Patch"

Silver Key Winners
Katlyn Arnold (10) - Photography - "Glaciers"
Gabrielle Danyew (12) - Digital Art - "Look Inside"
Tayler Kadlubowski (10) - Photography - "Neon Rain"
Emily McClary (11) - Photography - "Misty Forest"
Ellie McElhannon (10) - Photography - "Who's That Girl?"
John Poplawski (12) - Photography - "Downtown"
John Poplawski (12) - Photography - "Generations"
Madison Simmons (10) - Photography - "Droplet Contrast"
Madison Simmons (10) - Photography - "Tropical Gummies"

Honorable Mention Winners
Tony Bestul (9) - Mixed Media - "Skeletonous"
Lydia Elijah-thomas (10) - Printmaking - "Cody"
Cody Johnson (10) - Printmaking - "Just Bones"
Isabella Kremers (9) - Digital Art - "Fred"
Isabella Kremers (9) - Printmaking - "Amongst the Flowers"
Emily McClary (11) - Drawing & Illustration - "Dance of Death"
Ellie McElhannon (10) - Photography - "Mist of Daisies"
John Poplawski (12) - Photography - "Angel of Harmony"
John Poplawski (12) - Photography - "Path to Paradise"
Rachel Power (9) - Digital Art - "Collage of Skeletons"
Killian Redeye (10) - Printmaking - "Donuts"
Carolyn Redmore (12) - Drawing & Illustration - "Posy Picnic"
Amalie Shute (10) - Photography - "Spiraling Out"
Ava Shute (9) - Digital Art - "Fred"
Kayla Tillinghast (9) - Mixed Media - "Bee Beautiful"
Kayla Tillinghast (9) - Painting - "Inside the Amber Forest"

Congratulations to all of our artists on this fantastic accomplishment!