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.

Painting with red, blue and brown tones of girls lounging in a room.
“in my room” by Kaitlyn Baumgardt
Painting with dark colors and two people holding hands at a table with a plate and empty wine glass.
“One Last Good Day” by Riley Quattrini
Cartoon with two penguins in the sun where one penguin says, "Mama, can you tell me about snow again?"
“What’s Snow?” by Aja Patel
Black and white line art with images of female faces, planets, rays of light, and stars.
“Girls Liberty” by Katie Palau
Charcoal drawing of tree bark with lichen growing on it with leaves in the background.
“Into the Woods” by Fiona Corrigan
Charcoal drawing of lichen with shadows behind it.
“Polypore” by Ava Carroll

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.
“Mouse’s Eye View” by Olivia Jiang
Painting of a big blue lake surrounded by fall trees with colorful leaves and a bright blue sky with white clouds.
“Plein Air Painting” by Grey Hunter
Charcoal drawing of leaves, water and acorns.
“Lake View” by Morgan Taylor
Self portrait made with cut pieces of different colored denim in the shape of a face.
“self portrait” by Alana Torres
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."
“The steps to success” by Duaa Fatima
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."
“In Guns we Trust” by Ava Carroll

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.
“Myself” by Stefany Vidals Hernandez
Image of a person and a guitar drawn on top of a U.S. map.
“Jeff Buckley, by Alana Torres
Drawing of a polar bear hanging onto a globe of the planet Earth as it melts from the sun.
“Plights of the polar bear” by Brynn Loyd
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.
“Boring. Next!” by Olivia Jiang
Photograph of the pyramids of Giza with a bright blue sky in the background.
“Pyramids of Giza” by Maryam Elbanna
A painting of a person with a yellow face and red hair in stark contrast with the blue, brown and green abstract background.
“look forth to shine” by Kaitlyn Baumgardt

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
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