Ascending into great Art – National Scholastics Arts & Writing Winner
March 21, 2016
Junior Kayla Cross has won a National Gold Medal in Scholastics Arts and Writing Awards for photography. Her piece, “Ascending”, was selected out of 227,000 arts and writing pieces sent for local competition.
According to photography teacher Roger Drabant, only about 400 student-submitted pieces have won the top award of gold nationally this year.
“It is an honor to be selected from the art teachers at Fraser High School to have a piece entered into Scholastics. It is absolutely unbelievable to be selected at a national level, especially at the Gold level, which is the best of the best,” Drabant said.
Kayla Cross will be the 11th National winner from Fraser High School in the last seven years.
“It is a huge accomplishment,” Drabant concludes.
Here are this year’s students that were honored at the Scholastics Art Ceremony and Show:
Katie Allison – Honorable Mention in Photography
Lauren Churley – Honorable Mention in Drawing
Abrielle Coppins – Gold Key in Photography
Kayla Cross – Gold Key and Honorable Mention in Photography
Olivia Fleet – Silver Key and 2 Honorable Mentions in Photography
Olivia Grove – Gold Key Photography
Jessica Kloski – Honorable Mention in Photography
Lauren Lampar – Honorable Mention in Painting
Callie Miron – 2 Silver Keys and Honorable Mention in Photography
Fioralba Palushi – Gold Key and Silver Key in Photography
Rachel Sjolander – Gold Key in Mixed Media
Amanda Skurda – Honorable Mention in Drawing
