Goshen High School art students earned eight Gold Key Awards, 15 Silver Key Awards, and 12 Honorable Mentions at the Hudson Valley Scholastic Art Awards under the guidance of art teachers Chrissy Pahucki and Jennifer Cascino.
All Gold and Silver winners will be invited to SUNY New Paltz on Friday, Feb. 2 for an award ceremony and the display of their artwork at the college’s Fine Arts building.
“According to my records, that’s an all-time high for Gold and Silver Key Awards since the high school started participating in 2009,” said Chrissy Pahucki.
Founded in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious educational initiative supporting student achievement in the visual and literary arts. The program has an impressive legacy of being the first to acknowledge creative talent, and is today’s largest source of scholarships for creative teens.
![Painting with red, blue and brown tones of girls lounging in a room.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Baumgardt.InMyRoom-1.jpg)
![Painting with dark colors and two people holding hands at a table with a plate and empty wine glass.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Quattrini.OneLastGoodDay-1024x812.jpg)
![Cartoon with two penguins in the sun where one penguin says, "Mama, can you tell me about snow again?"](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Patel.WhatIsSnow-765x1024.jpg)
![Black and white line art with images of female faces, planets, rays of light, and stars.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Palau.Liberty-747x1024.jpg)
![Charcoal drawing of tree bark with lichen growing on it with leaves in the background.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Corrigan.IntoTheWoods.jpg)
![Charcoal drawing of lichen with shadows behind it.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Carroll.Polypore-1024x816.jpg)
Gold Key Awards
Hannah Barhorst, grade 10
- Feeding Doves, digital art
- Overgrowth, digital art
Kaitlyn Baumgardt, grade 10
- in my room, painting
Ava Carroll, grade 10
- Polypore, photography
Fiona Corrigan, grade 11
- Into the Woods, drawing & illustration
Katie Palau, grade 11
- Girls Liberty, digital art
Aja Patel, grade 9
- What’s snow?, editorial cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation
Riley Quattrini, grade 11
- One Last Good Day, painting
![Charcoal drawing from the perspective of a small creature on the ground with large leaves around and above, and some water.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Jiang.Mouse-Eye-View-1024x768.jpg)
![Painting of a big blue lake surrounded by fall trees with colorful leaves and a bright blue sky with white clouds.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Hunter.plein-air-1024x802.jpg)
![Charcoal drawing of leaves, water and acorns.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Taylor.LakeView-774x1024.jpg)
![Self portrait made with cut pieces of different colored denim in the shape of a face.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Torres.selportrait-901x1024.jpg)
![Cartoon with stairs and a sign directing to "victory" with a person carrying a giant ball on their back with words like "college," "tuition," "student loans," and "tuition hikes."](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Fatima.Thestepstosucess-1024x677.png)
![A drawing of the Statue of Liberty with a gun firing into the sky and red bloody bullet marks decorating the page with text in red that reads "In guns we trust."](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Carroll.InGunsWeTrust-765x1024.jpg)
Silver Key Awards
Hannah Barhorst, grade 10
- Stroll in the Woods, digital art
- Beneath a Tree, digital art
Kaitlyn Baumgardt, grade 10
- Spiraled, mixed media
Ava Carroll, grade 10
- In Guns we Trust, editorial cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation
Veronica Donohue, grade 12
- Time Passes, painting
Maryam Elbanna, grade 10
- The Beauty of the Pyramids, photography
Duaa Fatima, grade 9
- The steps to success, drawing & illustration
Grey Hunter, grade 9
- Plein Air Painting, painting
- The American Dream, editorial cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation
Olivia Jiang, grade 9
- Mouse’s Eye View, drawing & illustration
Nikola Kusmierek, grade 10
- New York City rats, digital art
Katie Palau, grade 11
- Ethereal, digital art
Riley Quattrini, grade 11
- Daydreamer, drawing & illustration
Morgan Taylor, grade 11
- Lake View, drawing & illustration
Alana Torres, grade 12
- self portrait, painting
![Digital image of a girl with blue pants, a green shirt, and sneakers with neon stars in the background.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Hernandez.Myself-715x1024.png)
![Image of a person and a guitar drawn on top of a U.S. map.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Torres.Jeff-Buckley-1024x700.jpg)
![Drawing of a polar bear hanging onto a globe of the planet Earth as it melts from the sun.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Loyd.Plight-of-the-Polar-Bear-773x1024.jpg)
![Cartoon of an elephant and a donkey sitting on a couch with a speech bubble that says "Next!" as they watch breaking news about a school shooting.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Jiang.Boring-Next-1024x768.jpg)
![Photograph of the pyramids of Giza with a bright blue sky in the background.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elbanna.Beauty-of-the-Pyramids-768x1024.jpg)
![A painting of a person with a yellow face and red hair in stark contrast with the blue, brown and green abstract background.](https://www.gcsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Baumgardt.-Look-Forth-To-Shine.jpg)
Honorable Mentions
Kaitlyn Baumgardt, grade 10
- sun god, painting
- Grandma, painting
- look forth to shine, mixed media
Fiona Corrigan, grade 11
- Summer’s Over, painting
Maryam Elbanna, grade 10
- Pyramids of Giza, photography
Olivia Jiang, grade 9
- Boring. Next!, editorial cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation
Brynn Loyd, grade 9
- Plights of the polar bear, editorial cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation
Katie Palau, grade 11
- Six of Swords, digital art
Gianna Peters, grade 10
- Toxicology Beverage Packaging Design, digital art
Riley Quattrini, grade 11
- Minnewaska, painting
Alana Torres, grade 12
- Jeff Buckley, drawing & illustration
Stefany Vidals Hernandez, grade 11
- Myself, digital art