10 Hampton students earn Pittsburgh Region Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

For over 100 years, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have been one of the most significant student art competitions in the country. Among notable alumni who have won Scholastic Awards are artists such as Andy Warhol and authors like Stephen King.

This year, 10 Hampton students joined this prestigious group by earning awards in the Scholastic Art & Writing competition for the Pittsburgh region. There were 14 winning submissions, including three works that earned Gold Keys:

• Amanda Elstner: The Vanity Table (Gold Key), Horseshoes Hanging on a Tree Branch (Gold Key), Mom’s Car (Honorable Mention), and Cigarettes (Honorable Mention)
• Olivia Hoffman: Femininity (Gold Key)
• Kiley Vande Geest: Stillness Speaks (Silver Key Portfolio)
• Esther Cohen: Insomnia (Silver Key)
• Madison Hurst: The Cool Girl That Smokes (Honorable Mention)
• Suying Jiang: Deep In The Forest (Honorable Mention)
• Ben LaRusse: For What It’s Worth (Honorable Mention)
• Sienna Lasek: Horror Movie Night (Honorable Mention) and Cavetown (Honorable Mentions)
• Olivia Marks: Aladdin Sane (Honorable Mention)
• Richard Ma: The Right Direction (Silver Key)

The winning artworks will be displayed at the Pittsburgh Regional Scholastic Awards Exhibition held at Carnegie Mellon University from March 12 through 23. Hampton’s submissions are part of the more than 300 best high school student artworks from the Pittsburgh region. An Awards Ceremony will be held on March 23.