XPI Student Showcase
Welcome to Xpress Plugged In, our new online gallery of student expressions. Please follow the submission instructions CAREFULLY. New work will be posted every Monday.
-- Nancy Green, editor of XPI
Selections for the Week of 3/15/2010
Spotlight on Gold Key Award Winners
The Pinellas County Region of The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards programs and Xpress Plugged In are pleased to present the Gold Key award winners for the 2010 Scholastic Art Awards.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards programs are the largest and longest running programs of their kind in the United States. The Awards were established in 1923 by M.R. Robinson to encourage, foster and reward creativity in our nation's classrooms.
The Pinellas County Region is one of 91 regional affiliates of The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and is sponsored by Raymond James Financial and Festival of States. For 2010, 596 art entries were submitted for regional judging. The art judges selected 243 art awards, 5 American Vision Nominees, 67 Gold Key Awards, 10 Gold Key Portfolios, 64 Silver Keys, and 102 Awards of Merit.
The Gold Key winners published today were recognized at an awards ceremony at Gibbs High School on Feb. 11, 2010 and were submitted for awards at the national level. The national award recipients are celebrated each year with a series of high-profile national events. This year's celebration in New York will take place on Wednesday, June 9, 2010.
2010 Pinellas County Region
Middle School Gold Key Award Winners
Untitled, digital art
Erich Holcomb, eighth grade, John Hopkins Middle School, St. Petersburg
Freezing Time, digital art
Taylor Thornton, eighth grade, Safety Harbor Middle School
Untitled, drawing
Jordan Le, seventh grade, Shorecrest Preparatory School, St. Petersburg
Mi Arbol, mixed media
Lauren Boswell, eighth grade, John Hopkins Middle School, St. Petersburg
Shazaam, sculpture
Matt Giallourakis, eighth grade, Palm Harbor Middle School
Color study, painting
Kasey Watson, eighth grade, Carwise Middle School, Palm Harbor
Day Dreaming, mixed media
Cheyenne Couch, eighth grade, John Hopkins Middle School, St. Petersburg
Coil Pot, ceramics and glass
Steven Thompson, seventh grade, Thurgood Marshall Fundamental Middle School, St. Petersburg
Time Is Money, digital art
Jeremy Swartz, eighth grade, Safety Harbor Middle School
Color Study, painting
Lindsay LaFond, eighth grade, Carwise Middle School, Palm Harbor
Day by Day, digital art
Danielle Drury, seventh grade, Palm Harbor Middle School
Winter Roses, mixed media
Auriana Wilcher, eighth grade, John Hopkins Middle School, St. Petersburg
The Story of My Life, drawing
Talia Smith-White, eighth grade, Osceola Middle School, Seminole
Untitled, jewelry
Justin Le, eighth grade, Shorecrest Preparatory School, St. Petersburg
Gentle Spring, painting
Auriana Wilcher, eighth grade, John Hopkins Middle School, St. Petersburg