Student Creativity Recognized with Scholastic Awards

Congratulations to the Pittsford students who won 2026 Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Scholastic Awards is the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. It began in 1923 and is administered by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers in New York City. 

Check “News & Announcements” on the homepage of the District’s website at www.pittsfordschools.org for the most up-to-date award list as additional notifications may be shared. For more information, visit https://www.artandwriting.org/regions/WRALNE/details.  

MENDON HIGH SCHOOL

• Alex Irving: Gold Key for “The Silver” Personal Essay & Memoir
• Libby Du: Gold Key for “The Beautiful Lie” Digital Art
• Nick Gibson: Silver Key for “December” Painting; Honorable Mention for “Tenderness” Drawing
• Matthew Irving: Honorable Mention for “Interactions Between Contemporary Life & Natural Processes” Art Portfolio
• Matthew Mammen: Silver Key for “In Pursuit of Equity in Medicine” Critical Essay; Honorable Mention for “The Digital Disease” Critical Essay; Honorable Mention  for “What the Water Returned” Personal Essay & Memoir
• Frankie Maust: Honorable Mention for “How Do Colors in Nature Change Over Time?” Art Portfolio
• Rain Royce: Silver Key for “Veiled” Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage
• Chloe Shaw: Honorable Mention for “In Security” Photograph
• Youyou Wu:  Silver Key for “Home Along the River” Painting; Silver Key for “The Pressure Within” Drawing; Silver Key for “Veins of Earth” Drawing

SUTHERLAND HIGH SCHOOL

• Julia Devaney: Silver Key for “The People You Pass” Illustration
• Charlie Haynes: Gold Key for "Comparatively Organic" Portfolio in Ceramics
• Riley Kottkamp: Honorable Mention for “Pain Has No Face” Painting
• Mel Rupright: Silver Key for “A Nature’s Poison” Poetry
• Joanna Wu: Honorable Mention for “The Sudan War: The Effects of Corruption and Ignorance in this Humanitarian Crisis” Critical Essay.

BARKER ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL

• Serena Ghazarian: Silver Key, personal essay/memoir category
• Nora Kelly: Silver Key, poetry category