Arts Messenger

GOLD AND SILVER KEY WINNERS

Journey by Theo Bonner

Marblehead High School is proud to announce that two of its art students received National Medals in the 2014 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the country's longest-running and most prestigious award and recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12. Senior Theo Bonner received a National Gold Key for his mixed media piece called “Journey”while Baie Rogers received a Silver Key for her photography portfolio called “The Light at the End of the Tunnel”.
The 2014 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards had record-breaking student participation. There were 255,000 original works of art and writing submitted to the awards. Only 1,800 young artists and writers in grades 7-12 received National Medals. From the outstanding pool of regional Gold Key recipients, an impressive panel of creative-industry experts chose more than 1,800 of the most talented students—representing 47 U.S. states as well as students in Washington, D.C. and American schools abroad—to receive national medals. These artists, authors, critics, educators and skilled professionals blindly judged works based on originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal vision or voice—the original three criteria of the program’s founding in 1923.

Teddy Bear by Baie Rogers

On June 6, 2014, students will be honored during a special awards ceremony live-webcasted from the world-famous Carnegie Hall, where they will be joined onstage by this year’s Alumni Achievement Award Recipient, Kay WalkingStick, whose career retrospective will open in 2015 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Following the ceremony, the annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Benefit will take place at The Edison Ballroom, and to further amplify the festivities  that evening, the iconic Empire State Building will be lit in gold.
 
All National Award–winning high school seniors are now eligible to apply for a special pool of more than $8 million in scholarships, set aside specifically for them through partnerships with the Alliance and esteemed colleges and universities around the country.

Congratulations to Theo and Baie!