LPS 2020 Scholastic Art Awards

Lincoln Public Schools middle and high school artists were honored Saturday, Feb. 29 during the 2020 Scholastic Arts Awards Ceremony held in Omaha. Out of the 147 pieces from LPS receiving awards, 39 pieces received the Gold Key award with a chance to move on to national competition. Umayah Murad, North Star senior, also received an American Visions nomination with her photography piece titled "Escaping the Noise".

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12.

Award Winners

Gold Key Awards (moving on to nationals)

ARTS AND HUMANITIES FOCUS PROGRAM
“Escape” by Satori Maaske
“Take One” by Kaylie Waite
“Sound's Perspective” by Hannah Cowins
“Flight” by Maisie Morrow
“uh oh!” by Pasckaline Ngendahimana
“Sheep Head” by Nicole Squires
“August says "Good afternoon!"” by Sophia Olivas

EAST HIGH SCHOOL
“ARN : 000-000-000” by Shree Bhogshetty
“The Power of Money” by Shae Cook
“Eye of the World” by Ava Lindell
“Submerged Expectations” by Mya Miller
“Hungry For Dinner” by Beth Nipper
“Chem” by Clarissa Tan
“Pirates of Chicago” by Clarissa Tan
“Climate March” by Clarissa Tan
“Imaginary Friend” by Jingming Yu
“The Abyss And I” by Jingming Yu

LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
“Double Sky” by Jenna Smith

LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
“Aura” by Maddie Grives
“A Life of Meraki” by Natalie Leininger
“True Colors” by Taylor Powell
“Nostalgia” by Pablo Souto
“Holocaust” by Jesse Storz
“The Tolls of Labor” by Ayla White

NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL
“Bound Ideologies” by Hajer Al-Eid
“Strawberry Splash” by Zeinab Albusharif
“The Mother's Burden” by Hamdi Mumade
“Sounds of the Angel” by Umayah Murad
“Escaping the Noise” by Umayah Murad (American Visions nominee)
“Color Outside the Lines” by Natalie Perez
“Solita” by Natalie Perez
“Spiritual Light” by Savannah Webber

NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
“Contrast” by Collin Lupo
“Teapot” by Micah Quirie

POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL
“Winter Loft Cabin” by Arial Amy

SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
“Moving Forward” by Lexi James

SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
“Lunatic” by Kirstin Henle
“Violet Hudson” by August Hudson
“Veins” by Isabella Reifert

Silver Key Awards

ARTS AND HUMANITIES FOCUS PROGRAM
“Anomaland” by Sophia Olivas
“Worm” by Yana Petrusev
“Process Error” by Kennady Hoyt

EAST HIGH SCHOOL
“Dhruv” by Shree Bhogshetty
“Artificial Nature” by Joey Dworak
“Frustration Squared” by Mya Miller
“Into the Fog” by Clarissa Tan

LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
“Let Your Little Light Shine” by Hannah Andersen
“The Rose” by Landyn Bish
“portrait” by Minh Doi
“Ember Love” by Kevin Dominguez
“Ethereal” by Marina Joseph
“Just a caged bird” by Eh Khu
“Silhouette in Black & Red” by Moo Htee Paw
“Force perspective” by Ziqing Shi
“AfterLife” by Calleigh Tatum
“Woman's World” by Alex Vodraska

NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL
“Character Design” by Caylie Anker
“Sunrise” by Abby Laible
“Lost in Thought” by Umayah Murad
“Broken Beginnings” by Haley Regnier
“Inner Soft Light” by Nyamal Rik
“Out of Reach” by Savannah Webber

NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
“The Helping Hand” by Aria Feit
“Mob's Emotions” by Gabe Lupo
“Basket” by Ryan Olsen
“Tiger Lilly” by Riley Peterson
“American Innovation” by Elizabeth Westfahl

SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
“Change the Ending” by Hannah Romell

SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
“Blue Christmas” by Alison Dorn
“Split” by Alison Dorn
“Off the Beaten Path” by Kirstin Henle
“Chaos” by Kirstin Henle
“Why so serious?” by Ella Nelson
“Dew Fires” by Emily Schmeling
“When Will my Reflection Show Who I am Inside” by Kirstin Henle

Honorable Mention

ARTS AND HUMANITIES FOCUS PROGRAM
“Outcasts and Otherworldly Creatures” by Shaylee Carlson
“No Time to Be an Anime Boy” by Iris Starlin-Hintz
“MMMMADNESS” by Rachel Ann Cloeter

EAST HIGH SCHOOL
“Home - Place of belonging” by Shree Bhogshetty
“Behind Closed Eyes” by Ellen Pan
“Cat Rolls” by Clarissa Tan
“Downtown” by Clarissa Tan
“Morning Feast” by Ragde Vazquez
“ABC” by Jingming Yu

LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
“Marshmallow Cat” by Danielle Woods

LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
“First Snowfall” by Ari Ahmed
“Together for Equality” by Zahra'a Al-Ghareeb
“She's Broken” by Zaineb Aljumayaat
“School of Memories” by Hannah Andersen
“Pillars of Gray” by Kelly Fedderson
“safety scissors” by Andrew Gallagher
“Powerful Insecurities” by Dayonna Heidemann
“Art” by Faiza Naif
“Angel” by Lizeth Pesina Cruz
“Self-Portrait” by Pablo Souto

MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL
“Derby Girl” by Sandra Orwig

NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL
“Americanized” by Hajer Al-Eid
“Global Storm” by Hajer Al-Eid
“A Moment of Realization” by Hajer Al-Eid
“Home” by Ngan Cu
“Tears for Equality” by Lana Huetson
“Mint” by Olivia Macfee
“Rainy Day” by Hamdi Mumade
“Dreaming” by Umayah Murad
“Internal Battle” by Umayah Murad
“Lost in a Room Filled With Lights.” by Natalie Perez
“Acceptance” by Natalie Perez
“ground teeth” by Ayla Polfus
“Oneirataxia” by Evin Rasho
“Lonely world among the noise” by Evin Rasho
“Family Game Night” by Nyamal Rik
“Bethany and the Flowered Meadow” by Grace Ring
“Neutral Normality” by Miranda Roth

NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
“Demonization” by Altagracia Gutiérrez
“Memoir” by Romina Jeizan
“Chrome-TinTeapot” by Connor Kildare
“Pool Vase” by Dagoberto Meza
“Radio Vase” by Elizabeth Westfahl
“Vase” by Delaney Woodward

POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL
“IntoMountains” by Arial Amy
“Skin” by Maryam Mashfi
“Brainless” by Maryam Mashfi
“Sasha” by Lily Thompson
“Dinner” by Lily Thompson

SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
“Michwinn's Window” by Alexi Caines
“Abandoned” by Haley Case
“Horse” by Haley Case
“The Lake” by Helen Jamison
“Dark Leaves” by Cami Loyola Real
“Soft Autumn” by Ryleigh Patenaude
“Life Online” by Brayden Remmington

SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
“Oscar” by Mitch Anderson
“Le Seul et L'Unique” by Bae Brummond
“Facing your Fears” by Sydney Dose
“The Face Behind The Flame” by Sydney Dose
“Butterfly” by Aidyn Gaines
“Moonset” by Kirstin Henle
“Resting Butterfly” by Alaina Jung
“Grace” by Natalie Kohmetscher
“Cat” by Natalie Kohmetscher
“Maddi” by Natalie Kohmetscher
“Sky High-Lonowski-Grace” by Grace Lonowski
“Macro flower” by Cole Moddy
“Ocean Eyes” by Hope Nordman
“Desert” by Isabel Schinker
“Poinsettia” by Isabel Schinker
“Blue” by Jaiden Triggs

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