Creativity shines at F-M; students bring home more than 100 Scholastic Art Awards

Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District students were recently recognized with a total of 144 awards in the 2025 Central New York Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition. F-M students took home 144 total awards in the 2025 CNY Scholastic Art Awards.

In total, 4,555 pieces were submitted and judges selected the top 1,300 works to win awards in 17 categories. The Scholastic Art Awards are the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for teens in grades 7-12.

F-M students earned 24 Gold Key Awards (18 at the high school), 45 Silver Key Awards (34 at the high school), and 75 Honorable Mentions (58 at the high school). FMHS students also took home 4 Portfolio Silver Key Awards and 2 Portfolio Honorable Mentions.

The Central New York Region includes 14 counties. Judges evaluate entries for their originality, technical skill and the emergence of personal voice or vision, according to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards website.

Works that earned a Gold Key Award are automatically considered for national awards. The 2025 Awards Exhibit is on display at the Whitney Applied Technology Center at Onondaga Community College through February 28. The Manlius Library will be showcasing F-M CNY Scholastic artwork after that, from March 3-30.

Gold Key Winners

Christine Jang, Photography

Annika Scuderi wins a Gold Key in Painting for “A Tale of Redemption.”
Claire Manahan, Photography
Reece Miller, Photography
Charles Ness, Photography
Nya Valeria Ugalde Villarreal, Digital Art
Alyce Ugalde, Photography
Zoey Wakefield, Drawing & Illustration
Evelyn Anzalone, Drawing & Illustration
Hazel Baltzersen, Drawing & Illustration
Keelinn Coates, Drawing & Illustration

Evelyn Anzalone wins a Gold Key in Drawing & Illustration for “Wow! It’s Me!”
Madison Daly, Painting
Madeline Davidson, Drawing & Illustration
Alexander Felser, Digital Art
Marie-Nicole Jazmin, Drawing & Illustration
Annika Scuderi, Painting
Lucy DeVries, Digital Art
Ella Tonkovich, Drawing & Illustration
Joyce Zhu, Drawing & Illustration
Laurah Cabrera, Drawing & Illustration
Sabina Hart, Drawing & Illustration
Noelani Introne, Painting
Claire Zhu, Drawing & Illustration
Lena Liu, Sculpture
Theresa White, Ceramics & Glass

Silver Key Winners

Marcus Albuquerque, Photography (2)

Christina Jang wins a Gold Key in Photography for “ÏóÑÎßà.”
Thanish Ayyathurai Jaya, Photography
Will Bartkowiak, Photography
Megan Dumas, Photography
Anna Egan, Photography
Drew Mayne, Photography
Tommy Porter, Photography
Ashley Suri, Photography
Rory Teaken, Photography
Tony Zhao, Photography
Sidney Lee, Digital Art
Sydney Kanter, Drawing & Illustration (2)
Ella Komanecky, Mixed Media
Violet McCoy, Drawing & Illustration
Madilyn Santiago, Drawing & Illustration
Emilia Cappers, Painting; Portfolio (Art)
Sam Colvin, Painting
Madison Daly, Painting (2); Portfolio (Art)

Theresa White wins a Gold Key in Ceramics & Glass for “A Pitcher Fit for a Bishop.”
Annika Dharwadkar, Painting
Vanessa Gaffney, Drawing & Illustration; Editorial Cartoon
Lindsey Gardner, Portfolio (Art)
Hiro Havey, Painting
Lucy Hyatt, Portfolio (Art)
Helen Liu, Drawing & Illustration
Hari Yoganathan, Drawing & Illustration; Digital Art; Painting
Luna Lee, Drawing & Illustration
Caitlin Osuchowski, Drawing & Illustration
Ella Tonkovich, Drawing & Illustration
Alyce Ugalde, Drawing & Illustration
Quinn Coughlin, Film & Animation
Laurah Cabrera, Painting
Noelani Introne, Mixed Media
Everly Purcell-Boye, Drawing & Illustration; Painting
Lilly Meagher, Ceramics & Glass
Larissa Brenner, Mixed Media
Sari Li, Drawing & Illustration

Honorable Mentions

Marcus Albuquerque, Photography

Lucy DeVries wins a Gold Key in Digital Art for “The Deck of Forgotten Magic.”
Anna Arthur, Photography
Thanish Ayyathurai Jaya, Portfolio (Art)
Nico Capriotti, Photography
Kira Coleman, Digital Art
Marley Dabulewicz, Photography (2)
Katrina Dong, Photography
Christine Jang, Photography
Morgan Kelder, Design; Photography
Finn Kelly, Photography
Kadyn Madore, Photography
Claire Manahan, Photography (2)
Teagan Meyer, Mixed Media
Charles Ness, Photography
Jack Phillips, Photography

Claire Manahan wins a Gold Key in Photography for “Spellbound.”
Riley Sugar, Photography
Rory Teaken, Photography
Nya Valeria Ugalde Villarreal, Digital Art
Alyce Ugalde, Photography; Drawing & Illustration
Elizabeth Banashkevich, Drawing & Illustration
Alia Bou Aram, Photography
Trevor Hoffstead, Photography
Sidney Lee, Digital Art
Cailyn Jadin, Drawing & Illustration
Ella Komanecy, Sculpture
Yuejia Ma, Drawing & Illustration
Nina Mather, Drawing & Illustration
Elodie Michel, Drawing & Illustration
Quinn Moran, Drawing & Illustration
BellaRita Owens, Drawing & Illustration
Penelope Pletcher, Mixed Media
Lillian Squire, Mixed Media
Matthew Brenneck, Drawing & Illustration

Sabina Hart wins a Gold Key in Drawing & Illustration for “The Remains of Death.”
Emilia Cappers, Drawing & Illustration (2); Editorial Cartoon
Madeline Davidson, Drawing & Illustration
Lucy DeVries, Drawing & Illustration
Annika Dharwadkar, Film & Animation
Holly Greenberg, Portfolio (Art)
Alexis Hamilton, Drawing & Illustration
Lucy Hyatt, Painting
Nolan Krukin, Expanded Projects
Erin McLain, Painting
Octavia Miller, Sculpture
Meryem Sarimurat, Painting
Jocelyn Silvis, Drawing & Illustration
Abigail Tyler, Painting
Jada Venditti, Painting
Eve Winter, Drawing & Illustration
Hari Yoganathan, Digital Art; Drawing & Illustration; Expanded Projects
Isabella Young, Painting
Evelyn Anzalone, Drawing & Illustration
Rebecca Hatt, Drawing & Illustration; Mixed Media

Alexander Felser wins a Gold Key in Digital Art for “Locket.”
Arashel Hill, Film & Animation
Luna Lee, Photography
Mia Zhai, Drawing & Illustration; Painting
Isaac ElBayadi, Drawing & Illustration
Zeena Gadem, Drawing & Illustration
Summer Nelson, Painting
Emerson Pinkerton, Painting
Madeline Davidson, Sculpture
Lena Liu, Sculpture
Jay Shi, Sculpture
Addison Civiletto, Mixed Media
Jeavonnah Desmond, Mixed Media