Fayetteville-Manlius High School students were recently recognized with a total of 41 awards in the 2021 Central New York Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition. The competition is the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for teens in grades 7-12.
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.
F-M High School students earned 12 Gold Key Awards, 10 Silver Key Awards and 17 Honorable Mention Awards, including one Gold Key Portfolio Award, one Silver Key Portfolio Award and one Honorable Mention Portfolio Award.
Works that earned a Gold Key Award are automatically considered for national awards.
Two F-M students also won special awards: senior Lydia Coombs was named an American Visions Nominee for a piece submitted in the Drawing & Illustration category, and senior Grace Bloom received the Best Art Portfolio
in Central New York award.
Gold Key – 12 awards
- Grace Bloom; Grade 12; Painting
- Grace Bloom; Grade 12; Art Portfolio
- Karen Burgess; Grade 11; Photography
- Lydia Coombs; Grade 12; Drawing & Illustration (2 awards)
- Catherine Jia; Grade 11 Photography
- Madison Krouse; Grade 12; Drawing & Illustration
- Abbey Maring; Grade 12; Art Portfolio
- Minerva Miller; Grade 9; Ceramics & Glass
- Aum Patel; Grade 11; Photography (2 awards)
- Ziye Wang; Grade 11; Digital Art
Silver Key – 10 awards
- Kylie Beam; Grade 12; Design
- Grace Bloom; Grade 12; Painting
- Ava Bybee; Grade 10; Painting
- Sophie Heffner; Grade 12; Art Portfolio
- Angela Iskander; Grade 10; Painting
- Catherine Jia; Grade 11; Drawing & Illustration
- Abbey Maring; Grade 12; Drawing & Illustration
- Cadence Panol; Grade 11; Editorial Cartoon
- Laura Scalzetti; Grade 11; Comic Art
- Harper Stoppacher; Grade 11; Drawing & Illustration
Honorable Mention – 17 awards
- Grace Bloom; Grade 12; Painting
- Ellrose Hanlon; Grade 11; Film & Animation
- Mary Holder; Grade 11; Photography (2 awards)
- Madison Krouse; Grade 12; Art Portfolio
- Madelyn Krueger; Grade 11; Drawing & Illustration
- Claire Lee; Grade 10; Drawing & Illustration (2 awards)
- Abbey Maring; Grade 12; Drawing & Illustration (2 awards)
- Minerva Miller; Grade 9; Painting (3 awards)
- Minerva Miller; Grade 9; Photography
- Brigid Teaken; Grade 11; Painting
- Ziye Wang; Grade 11; Drawing & Illustration (2 awards)
American Visions Nominee
- Lydia Coombs; Grade 12; Drawing & Illustration
Best Art Portfolio in Central New York
- Grace Bloom; Grade 12; Art Portfolio
