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GHS art students beat all-time records with wins at HV Scholastic Art Awards


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.

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

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

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