MANCHESTER – Forty-seven students representing four different schools have been selected for the 2025 New Hampshire Scholastic Art Awards. A special exhibition and reception is set for later this month.
The annual arts competition includes 17 categories that students can compete in, with awards including the Gold Key, Silver Key and Honorable Mention. Students in grades 7-12 can enter works in the competition.
“As a visual arts educator in the Manchester School District, and a member of the Board of Directors for the Scholastic Art Awards of New Hampshire, I am extremely proud of all the hard work and dedication shown by our Manchester students and educators,” said Eric Surak of Memorial High School. “Winning a Scholastic Art Award is an extraordinary accomplishment, and the amount of work awarded in this district is a testament to the creativity, passion and drive present in our classrooms. Our students are true visionaries, and I am so happy to see their originality and commitment be awarded. Congratulations to all!”
The Scholastic Art Awards of New Hampshire is hosting an exhibition of selected artwork and reception on Thursday, March 20, from 5:30-7 pm at the District Welcome Center building, 148 Concord Street. The Welcome Center, as you may know, also houses New England College’s Art at the French program; NEC’s Institute of Art and Design is the Gold Key sponsor of the Scholastic Art Awards.
The full list of winners from Manchester School District includes:
Central High School
Aubrey Boucher – Honorable Mention: Drawing & Illustration
Zuzu Cross – Silver Key: Ceramics & Glass
Max Hadfield – Honorable Mention: Drawing & Illustration
Lauren Hallee – Honorable Mention: Ceramics & Glass
Violet Henderson – Gold Key: Painting
Desmond Hossfeld – Gold Key & Silver Key: Photography
Johanna Huezo – Gold Key: Painting; Gold Key: Ceramics & Glass; Honorable Mention: Ceramics & Glass, Painting, Drawing & Illustration, Mixed Media
Kafilo Kabirizi – Honorable Mention: Painting
Fany Munoz – Honorable Mention: Ceramics & Glass x2
Alexia Prodanis – Silver Key: Painting x2; Silver Key: Ceramics & Glass x2; Silver Key: Portfolio; Honorable Mention: Drawing & Illustration x2
Sophia Pulli – Honorable Mention: Painting; Honorable Mention:Drawing & Illustration x2
Sophie Roux – Silver Key: Drawing & Illustration x2; Honorable Mention: Drawing & Illustration
Lily Szulc – Gold Key: Ceramics & Glass; Silver Key: Drawing & Illustration; Silver Key: Portfolio
Katherine Thorner – Honorable Mention: Ceramics & Glass
Madeleine York – Honorable Mention: Sculpture
Memorial High School
Emilie Bilodeau – Silver Key: Drawing & Illustration; Honorable Mention: Digital Art
Isabella Bowden – Gold Key: Ceramics & Glass
Isabella Bradley – Silver Key: Photography: Silver Key: Portfolio
Gabrielle Clarke – Silver Key: Photography
Ayvah Collier – Honorable Mention: Photography x3
Emily Dahl – Gold Key, Best of Show: Mixed Media; Silver Key: Mixed Media; Honorable Mention: Painting
Zoe Desjardins – Silver Key: Ceramics & Glass; Honorable Mention: Ceramics & Glass
Shayla Dinh – Honorable Mention: Photography
Aiden Gilbert – Honorable Mention: Photography
Aylin Gomez Rodriguez – Silver Key: Mixed Media; Honorable Mention: Painting
Santiago Gutierrez Velez – Honorable Mention: Digital Art
Olivia Horne – Gold Key: Photography; Silver Key: Photography; Honorable Mention: Photography
Emily Lam – Silver Key: Drawing & Illustration
Angelina Loaiza – Honorable Mention: Portfolio (Art)
Abigail McLeod – Silver Key: Photography; Honorable Mention: Photography
Janna Mori – Silver Key : Photography
Selena Ortiz – Gold Key: Photography; Honorable Mention: Photography
Emiel Sefuentes – Honorable Mention: Portfolio (Art)
Constance Shaw – Silver Key: Photography
Maxim Shuran – Silver Key: Photography x2
Jeremy Troncoso – Honorable Mention: Sculpture
Isaac Vachon – Honorable Mention: Design
Max Vaillancourt – Silver Key: Photography
Noah Webster – Honorable Mention: Design
Southside Middle School
Sarah Anum – Honorable Mention: Painting
Kaya Campbell – Honorable Mention: Mixed Media
Morgan Gilman – Silver Key: Drawing & Illustration
Noah Ouellette – Honorable Mention: Drawing & Illustration
Hillside Middle School
Julia Hlasny – Honorable Mention: Drawing & Illustration
Sophie Montgomery – Honorable Mention: Painting
Scarlett Scott – Honorable Mention: Painting
Chloe White – Silver Key: Painting