Warsaw Community High School art students were highly decorated again this year at the 2015 Scholastic Art Awards Competition. Warsaw received 14 awards in the individual entry categories and three more awards in the senior portfolio category, according to a provided press release. The Gold Key winners go on for the next round of judging at the national level in New York. “The recognition for individual student artists is a great honor and having artwork on display at a well-known gallery is very prestigious,” according to art teacher Andy Tomasik. The individual students receiving Gold Key awards were Andrew Gottschalk, Danielle Hutcherson, Brooke Neubaum, Charlene Orr, Drake Swartzentruber and Drew Tomasik with two Golds. The Silver Key winners were Stephanie Cruz and Charlene Orr. Also recognized with honorable mention and included in the exhibit are Ciara Knisely, Antonio Medina, Shelby Roberts, Marina Schuh and Diane Wack. In addition to the individual entries, the seniors in AP Studio Art also submitted their complete portfolios for selection in the region. This is a chance for students to pull together their finest pieces and package them into a well-organized and thoughtful presentation of their body of work, the release states. These are also used for scholarship applications, entrance into fine art programs and half of their AP portfolio for college credit. “We are very proud that Briana Dunn earned a Silver Key Award for her portfolio, and Morgan Boyer and Michelle McCarty were awarded honorable mention for theirs. We are very proud of all of them for representing Warsaw so well at this competition,” Tomasik said. The above students will receive special recognition at the awards presentation at the South Bend Museum of Art Feb. 8, and the students’ works will be on display at the Warner Gallery at the South Bend Museum of Art until March 1.
