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A8 Hood River News, Saturday, February 28, 2015 HRVHS artists, writers win awards Y OUNG A CTOR ‘Keys to Talent:’ students excel in creative works BY TRISHA WALKER News staff writer Hood River Valley High School honored artists and writers on Friday with an all- school Fine Arts assembly. Students were recognized for their winning entries in the Scholastic Art and Writ- ing awards. Awards were given in first (Gold Key), sec- ond (Silver Key) and honor- able mention categories. The competition is open to students throughout the Unit- ed States and at American schools overseas, said HRVHS art teacher Amirra Malak. Awards were given at the re- gional level, with those earn- ing Gold Keys going on to compete at the national level. “The competition opens students up to scholarship op- portunities and is a nationally recognized competition,” Malak said. According to the Scholastic Art and Writing awards web- site (artandwrit- ing.org/about-us), 255,000 original works were submit- ted during the 2014 program year. Awards alumni include artist Andy Warhol, writers Sylvia Plath and Joyce Carol Oates, and filmmaker Ken Burns. Winners of the Scholastic Art and Writing awards in the category of art: ■ Tess Johnson, Silver Key, “Unlocked” ■ Megan Dayley, Honorable Mention, “Dreaming of Star- dust;” Gold Key, “Journey to the Light” ■ Paulina Le, Silver Key, “Perspective Priorities” ■ Bayley Stevens, Honor- able Mention, “Body Flow;” Honorable Mention, “Man Made Nature” ■ Makena Zeller, Gold Key, “Flow” ■ Brynn Searcy, Gold Key, “Disparity” ■ Andrew McCarthy, Hon- orable Mention, “The Rebel- lious Sea” ■ Cayla Sacre, Silver Key, “Faceless;” Honorable men- tion, “Unpotted Plant” Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea ■ Veronica Marquez, Hon- orable Mention, “Beautiful Form” ■ Emily Mason, Silver Key, “Fairy Land Forest” ■ Amy Griffin, Honorable Mention, “Reflection” ■ Callie Crumpacker, Gold Key, “Wrinkles” ■ Emma Casey, Honorable Mention, “Visage” ■ Savanna Brentlinger, Sil- ver Key, “Tangled Apart” ■ Summer Bogard, Silver Key, “The Shallow Sea” ■ Olivia Acosta, Honorable Mention, “Only Soil” Winners of the Scholastic Art and Writing awards in the category of writing: ■ Lindsey Hegemann: Hon- orable Mention, Science Fic- tion/Fantasy, “Do You Dream of the End” ■ Olivia Newcomb: Honor- able Mention, Short Story, “A Rose by Any Other Name” ■ Cayla Sacre: Honorable Mention, Poetry, “All For You;” Silver Key, Dramatic Script, “The Middle Ground” A handful of students were additionally honored for their entries in the Oregon College of Art and Craft’s 2015 Juried High School Art Show. A rep- resentative from the college selected pieces from the fol- lowing high school artists: An- drew McCarthy, Fenn Paider, Rianna Piatt, America Flores, Wendy Garcia, Brynn Searcy, Amy Griffin, Jamarah Wil- son, Savannah Boersma and Summer Bogard. All entries will be on dis- play in the Hoffman Gallery at Oregon College of Art and Craft through March 4. Sixth-grader Ren Tappert made his CAST debut this month in “The Full Monty,” which closes Feb. 28. Ren portrays Nathan, the son of Larry (Ari Bloodgood, left), an unem- ployed steelworker. Ren, 11, the son of Peter and Jayce Tap- pert, attends Hood River Middle School. In the musical, Ren holds his own as the only youth in the cast, as Nathan gets more than one wise and/or funny line to help his father learn a lesson or two. Submitted photos STUDENT WORKS, clockwise from top: Fenn Paider’s winning OCAC piece; Makenna Zeller, “Flow;” Summer Boga- rd, “The Shallow Sea;” Tess Johnson, “Unlocked;” and Brynn Searcy’s SAWA- winning and OCAC photographs, “Dis- parity” and “Abstract Body.” Paider, a ju- nior, was the only student who placed in the OCAC competition with an honor- able mention. ■ More student artwork can be found on- line at hoodrivernews.com. ★ WAL MART ALWAYS LOW PRICES. At Wal Mart, you can find many sustainable products to help lower the negative impact on the environment. 2700 Wasco Ave. • Hood River, Oregon • 387-2300 2DN 6W +RRG 5L Y HU 2U HJRQ (541) There are prizes to be won! Come try your LUCK at & G a l l e r y o f G a m e s 107 2nd Street, Hood River • 541-386-1606 Get An Early Start On A Healthy Smile Growth & Development • Specializing in all children (Birth to 21 years) • Braces • Hospital Care • Cavity Prevention • Happy Kidz, Healthy Smiles, for a lifetime! J. Kyle House DDS, FAAPD Pediatric Dentist Steven Wohlford DMD, FAAPD Pediatric Dentist (541) 387-8688 • 419 State Ave., Ste. 4, Hood River www.akidzdentalzone.com
