District 86 Students Earn Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

Students from Hinsdale South and Hinsdale Central were recently recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers in conjunction with its Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Below are the names of the students, the awards they won and the categories in which the awards were received.

Hinsdale South

• Alexandra Cima - Gold Key and an Honorable Mention in the Digital Art category
• Heather Curin - Silver Keys in the Art Portfolio and Ceramics & Glass categories
• Caraline Custardo - Silver Key and an Honorable Mention in the Photography category
• Imaan Hasan - Silver Key in the Mixed Media category; Honorable Mention in the Digital Art category
• Sarrah Handlawala - Gold Key in the Photography category
• Zola Hinojosa - Gold Key in the Photography category
• Carolina Ortiz - Gold Key in the Photography category
• Madeline Nelson - Silver Key in the Ceramics & Glass category
• Ilija Srbinovski - Silver Key in the Painting category
• Kamila Maksvytis - Silver Key in the Photography category
• Hanna Pitonak - Silver Key in the Painting category
• Jasper Lin - Honorable Mention in the Photography category

Hinsdale Central

• Amy Dong - Gold Key, Silver Key and an Honorable Mention in the Painting category; Silver Key in the Mixed Media category
• Yanning Jiao - Gold Key, two Silver Keys and an Honorable Mention in the Drawing & Illustration category
• Samara Jaquez - Gold Key and Silver Key in the Drawing & Illustration category
• Mara Severts - Gold Key in the Painting category
• Cadence Parker-Briones - Gold Key in the Painting category
• Fatima Khan - Gold Key in the Digital Art category
• Isabella Levinthal - Silver Key in the Painting category
• Snappy Shievitz - Silver Key in the Drawing & Illustration category
• Wilhelmina Kratz - Silver Key in the Drawing & Illustration category
• Calista Chang - Honorable Mention in the Drawing & Illustration category
• Audrey Song - Honorable Mention in the Painting category

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards honor "the vision, ingenuity and talent of our nation’s youth, and provide opportunities for creative teens to be celebrated." You can learn more about them by visiting https://www.artandwriting.org/.

We congratulate all of the award winners on being recognized for their amazing work.