Warsaw received 13 awards in the individual entry categories and 13 more awards in the Senior Portfolio category at the 2011 Scholastic Art Awards Competition.
The Gold Key winners go on to be judged at the national level in New York.
The individual students receiving Gold Key Awards are Miayah Olinger in sculpture, Karla Batres in painting and Haley Owen in ceramics.
The Silver Key winners are Lauren Gendron in photography, Molli Fisher in ceramics and Karla Batres in painting.
The students who received Honorable Mention and whose work also will be displayed in the exhibit are Elizabeth Ailes in ceramics, Allie Barringer in sculpture and digital art, Lauren Gendron in photography and Sarah Heagy in ceramics.
In addition to the individual entries, the seniors in Studio Art also submitted their complete portfolios to be judged. 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. These are also used for scholarship applications and for entrance into fine art programs.
Allie Barringer, Karla Batres, Tim Engle, Miayah Olinger and Marisa Vogel earned Gold Key Awards for their portfolios.
Silver Key Awards were given to Teryn Armstrong, Haley Coppes, Ryan Disher, Malik Head and Zachary Shumaker.
Students receiving Honorable Mention were Danielle Barker, Frank Marino and Alyssa O'Neil.
Warsaw won more Portfolio awards than any other high school in the region.Along with these accomplishments, two seniors were further recognized for their work with special awards, given to only a select few whose work really impressed the judges. Those winners were Miayah Olinger, who was awarded the Women's Caucus for Art Award, and Tim Engle, who earned the Visual Voice Portfolio Award.
The exhibit was on display at the Warner Gallery at the South Bend Century Center.
