Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District students were recently recognized with a total of 144 awards in the 2024 Central New York Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition. 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 43 Gold Key Awards (37 at the high school), 41 Silver Key Awards (34 at the high school), and 60 Honorable Mentions (46 at the high school). FMHS seniors also received 6 Portfolio awards; the most of any school district in the region. Those portfolio awards include 2 Gold Portfolios; the only district in the region with this distinction. F-M High School received the most awards of any high school this year with 117, and the district won the most distinctions of any in the region in Fine Arts.
The Central New York Region includes 13 counties and nearly 400 eligible schools. 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. If you’d like to see student art on display, you can head to Onondaga Community College, where a display is open to the public seven days a week. The hours are: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Find a full list of winners below.
Gold Key Winners
- Anna Bertrand; Grade 12; Painting (4 awards)
Sophomore Madeline Davidson won Best Painting sponsored by “The Art Store” for this painting, “Stone Street, NYC.” - Anna Bertrand; Grade 12; Art Portfolio
- Matthew Brenneck; Grade 10; Digital Art
- Gretchen Brien; Grade 12; Painting
- Alana Capella-Muller; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Keelinn Coates; Grade 10; Drawing & Illustration (2 awards)
- Madison Daly; Grade 10; Painting
- Madeline Davidson; Grade 10; Painting (2 awards)
- Lucy DeVries; Grade 9; Digital Art
- Annika Dharwadkar; Grade 11; Painting
- Katherine Dotger; Grade 12; Drawing & Illustration
- Katherine Dotger; Grade 12; Ceramics & Glass
- Katherine Dotger; Grade 12; Art Portfolio
- Mina Epifani; Grade 9; Drawing & Illustration
- Kristen Evans; Grade 9; Digital Art
- Kristen Evans; Grade 9; Painting
- Alexander Felser; Grade 11; Digital Art
- Jonah Jaffe; Grade 12; Photography (2 awards)
- Christine Jang; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Patricia Justiniano; Grade 12; Painting
A drawing done by award winning senior, Katherine Dotger. - Nolan Krukin; Grade 10; Expanded Projects
- Christine Lin; Grade 11; Drawing & Illustration
- Helen Liu; Grade 11; Drawing & Illustration
- Sonia Martinez-Arias; Grade 8; Sculpture
- Anjali Mitra; Grade 12; Drawing & Illustration
- Andrew Nelson-Boyle; Grade 12; Ceramics & Glass
- Charles Ness; Grade 9; Photography
- Reese Niccolls; Grade 12; Photography
- David Palmer; Grade 12; Film & Animation
- Elaine Poole; Grade 11; Fashion
- Katie Stevens; Grade 12; Photography (2 awards)
- Abigail Tyler; Grade 10; Painting
- Hanna VanBramer; Grade 12; Ceramics & Glass
- Morgan Wells; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Hari Yoganathan; Grade 10; Drawing & Illustration
- Hari Yoganathan; Grade 10; Painting
Silver Key Winners
- Antonia Allmet; Grade 12; Photography
Sophomore Madison Daly won several awards, including one for this painting, “Icing.” - Evelyn Anzalone; Grade 10; Mixed Media
- Anna Bertrand; Grade 12; Painting
- Gretchen Brien; Grade 12; Painting
- Day Brooks; Grade 10; Expanded Projects
- Day Brooks; Grade 10; Sculpture
- Laurah Cabrera; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Selena Chen; Grade 12; Art Portfolio
- Kira Coleman; Grade 9; Photography
- Madison Daly; Grade 10; Painting
- Angela Dong; Grade 12; Painting
- Angela Dong; Grade 12; Art Portfolio
- Katherine Dotger; Grade 12; Drawing & Illustration
- Riley Epifani; Grade 11; Drawing & Illustration
Annika Dharwadkar’s painting received a Gold Key Award. - Elena Failla; Grade 10; Ceramics & Glass
- Elena Failla; Grade 10; Drawing & Illustration
- Sophia Isabel Garza; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Julianna Hall; Grade 12; Photography
- Julianna Hall; Grade 12; Art Portfolio
- Jonah Jaffe; Grade 12; Photography (3 awards)
- Mia Law; Grade 10; Drawing & Illustration
- Rowan Madajewski; Grade 12; Photography
- Zoe Martinez-Arias; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Lilly Meagher; Grade 11; Ceramics & Glass
- Minerva Miller; Grade 12; Ceramics & Glass (2 awards)
- Octavia Miller; Grade 10; Fashion
- Reese Niccolls; Grade 12; Photography (2 awards)
- Katherine O’Brien; Grade 8; Ceramics & Glass
- Katherine O’Brien; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- David Palmer; Grade 12; Film & Animation
- Everly Purcell-Boyle; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Katie Stevens; Grade 12; Photography
- Alyce Ugalde; Grade 10; Mixed Media
- Hari Yoganathan; Grade 10; Painting (2 awards)
- Mia Zhai; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Nicole Zheng; Grade 10; Mixed Media
Honorable Mentions
- Anna Bertrand; Grade 12; Painting
Freshman Kristen Evans won several awards, including for this piece, “Felt Through Notes.” - Gretchen Brien; Grade 12; Painting (2 awards)
- Suzannah Brown; Grade 12; Photography
- Emilia Cappers; Grade 11; Painting (2 awards)
- Selena Chen; Grade 12; Drawing & Illustration (2 awards)
- Madison Daly; Grade 11; Painting
- Enoch Daniels; Grade 10; Painting
- Katherine Dotger; Grade 12; Drawing & Illustration
- Katherine Dotger; Grade 12; Painting
- Riley Epifani; Grade 11; Drawing & Illustration
- Alexander Felser; Grade 11; Digital Art
- Trent Gloo; Grade 12; Photography (2 awards)
- Everett Gorman; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Mia Grabowsky; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Julianna Hall; Grade 12; Photography (2 awards)
- Lucy Hyatt; Grade 11; Painting
- Mirabel Ifeonu; Grade 8; Painting
- Jonah Jaffe; Grade 12; Photograph
A Gold Key Award-winning piece by sophomore Hari Yoganathan. - Siqi Jie; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Patricia Justiniano; Grade 12; Painting
- Nolan Krukin; Grade 10; Painting
- Sidney Lee; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Helen Liu; Grade 11; Drawing & Illustration (2 awards)
- Lena Liu; Grade 8; Ceramics & Glass
- Lena Liu; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Rowan Madajewski; Grade 12; Photography
- Julia McKinnia; Grade 12; Art Portfolio
- Lilly Meagher; Grade 11; Ceramics & Glass
- Teagan Meyer; Grade 11; Mixed Media
- Teagan Meyer; Grade 11; Photography
- Minerva Miller; Grade 12; Ceramics & Glass
- Minerva Miller; Grade 12; Drawing & Illustration
- Octavia Miller; Grade 10; Fashion
- Summer Nelson; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Reese Niccolls; Grade 12; Photography (4 awards)
Gold Key Award-winning piece “Meryem,” by sophomore Madeline Davidson. - Charlotte Pipes; Grade 8; Painting
- Madilyn Santiago; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Erin Schwedes; Grade 11; Drawing & Illustration
- Franchesca Scott; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Annika Scuderi; Grade 11; Painting (2 awards)
- Jay Shi; Grade 11; Ceramics & Glass
- Jocelyn Silvis; Grade 10; Drawing & Illustration (2 awards)
- Lillian Squire; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Kaylee Xu; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Hari Yoganathan; Grade 10; Painting
- Isabella Young; Grade 11; Ceramics & Glass
- Joanne Zeng; Grade 8; Drawing & Illustration
- Nicole Zheng; Grade 10; Drawing & Illustration
- Danica Zullo; Grade 12; Painting
Special Awards
- Anna Bertrand; Grade 12; American Visions Award for paintings “Entangled” and “Stopping Time”
- Madeline Davidson; Grade 10; Best Painting Award sponsored by “The Art Store” for painting, “Stone Street, NYC”
- Mina Epifani; Grade 8; Sage Scholars Educational Foundation Award for Best Jr. High 2-D Artwork for drawing “Ace”
- Alexander Felser; Grade 11; Sage Scholars Educational Foundation Award for Best Work in Digital Art for “King of the Jungle”
