Art students in the Wake County Public School System earned more than 80 awards in the 2012 NC Scholastic Art Awards held at Barton College.
Fourteen WCPSS students earned the competition’s Gold Key award including Athens Drive High student Aliza Weintraub who earned two. Weintraub is a student of Athens Drive High art teacher Margaret Roth.
Three of the WCPSS Gold Key award recipients earned additional honors. Â Ming Wong of Southeast Raleigh Magnet High was the American Vision Nominee. Joshua O. Taylor of Enloe Magnet High earned the Edward C. Brown Award. Rachel Ducher of Zebulon Magnet Middle earned the NCAEA Award.
Green Hope High and Zebulon Magnet Middle each had three students earn a Gold Key award.
WCPSS students earned 35 Silver Key awards, including Panther Creek High student Nicholas Miller who earned three. Three of the students – Shelby Scattergood of Cary High, Rami Taryaki-Dunham of Panther Creek High and Amber West of Zebulon Magnet Middle – earned two Silver Key awards.
Zebulon Magnet Middle students earned eight Silver Key awards. Panther Creek High students earned seven. Enloe students earned five and Cary High students earned four.
WCPSS students earned 28 Honorable Mentions, including Perlizabeth Alexandra De Leon of Southeast Raleigh Magnet High and Sunny Su of Enloe Magnet who earned three each. Enloe students earned eight Honorable Mentions. Southeast Raleigh students earned six and Green Hope students earned five.
Students of Paula Hansen at Panther Creek High earned 12 awards including two Gold Keys, seven Silver Keys and three Honorable Mentions. Students of Lisa Peszko of Zebulon Magnet Middle earned 11 awards including three Gold Keys and eight Silver Keys. Students of Susan Euler at Enloe Magnet High earned 10 awards including three Silver Keys and seven Honorable Mentions.
Since 1979, Barton College has hosted the awards for the largest regional district in the state, currently with 62 counties from Winston-Salem to the coast. Barton is fortunate to be associated with The Wilson Daily Times, which provides financial support for the Scholastic Art Awards program.
The awards provide the opportunity for teenagers to have their work exhibited in prestigious galleries. Barton College, as a regional affiliate hosts the work of eastern North Carolina award winners, each January. The works of 300 student artists who earn Gold Medals and American Visions Medals are included in the national exhibition to be held in New York City.
You can see the full list of WCPSS students who earned honors here. You can find the NC Scholastic Arts competition website here.