2022 Scholastic Art Awards
ESM Art Department students brought home 62 awards from the CNY Regional Scholastic Art Awards. Ranking 3rd overall in the region this year, our students have persevered through this difficult time to earn 15 Gold Keys, 21 Silver Keys and 27 Honorable Mentions.All Gold Key artwork will go on to compete at the national level. The list of ESM award winners is. Artwork will be on display to the public in the Whitney Building at Onondaga Community College now through March 4.
Gold Key: Nadia BenHassen (2), Kailee Clark, Presley DeJulio (2), Averi Durantini, Madeline Greis, Emma Jaquin, Erin Murnane, Elizabeth Phillips (2), Arianna Reed, Laura Sitnik, Madison Smith and Ava Zelenz.
Silver Key: Nadia BenHassen, Sonya BenHassen, Kailee Clark (2), Presley DeJulio, Peter DiBello, Sophia Ferns, Madeline Greis, Kahley Hogle (2), Jacob Huff, Olivia Lagrow, Korey Lesko (3), Ethan Mone, Reiley Murphy, Aaron Needle, Aiden O’Brien, Gigi Shaughnessy and Brianna Warner.
Honorable Mention: Emily Andrews (2), Madelyn Beers, Nadia BenHassen, Kailee Clark, Jordan Coolbeth, Mallori Cramer, Peter DiBello (2), Grayson Ferrari, Ella Foster, Eli Gaskins, Madeline Greis, Arabella Henry, Kevin Herlihy, Emma Jaquin (2), Jacob McGuigan, Davis Palmer, Mikaela Ranger, Elliot Roux, Eire Scofield, Laura Sitnik, Sarah Stadelmann, Samantha Weigel and Ava Zelenz
| Name | Gr. | Category | Title of Piece | Award |
| Erin Murnane | 8 | Photography | Tranquil Sunset | Gold Key |
| Madison Smith | 9 | Digital Art | double exposure | Gold Key |
| Nadia BenHassen | 10 | Ceramics & Glass | Divine Life | Gold Key |
| Presley DeJulio | 10 | Painting | Splash | Gold Key |
| Presley DeJulio | 10 | Ceramics & Glass | Vessel | Gold Key |
| Madeline Greis | 10 | Drawing & Illustration | Reflections | Gold Key |
| Nadia BenHassen | 11 | Ceramics & Glass | Masked Feelings | Gold Key |
| Kailee Clark | 11 | Mixed Media | Call Me a Slut | Gold Key |
| Elizabeth Phillips | 11 | Drawing & Illustration | Mirage | Gold Key |
| Arianna Reed | 11 | Drawing & Illustration | Obscured | Gold Key |
| Averi Durantini | 12 | Ceramics & Glass | Dipping Tray | Gold Key |
| Emma Jaquin | 12 | Drawing & Illustration | Sour Dreams | Gold Key |
| Elizabeth Phillips | 12 | Drawing & Illustration | Mania | Gold Key |
| Laura Sitnik | 12 | Ceramics & Glass | The Balance of Life | Gold Key |
| Ava Zelenz | 12 | Painting | Stingbum | Gold Key |
| Sonya BenHassen | 9 | Ceramics & Glass | Cherry Pit Pot | Silver Key |
| Madeline Greis | 9 | Painting | Binoculars | Silver Key |
| Gigi Shaughnessy | 9 | Drawing & Illustration | Light | Silver Key |
| Nadia BenHassen | 10 | Ceramics & Glass | The Looking Tree | Silver Key |
| Presley DeJulio | 10 | Drawing & Illustration | Uncomfortable | Silver Key |
| Sophia Ferns | 10 | Drawing & Illustration | White Flower | Silver Key |
| Jacob Huff | 10 | Digital Art | Robotics | Silver Key |
| Olivia Lagrow | 10 | Drawing & Illustration | Dew Covered Leaves | Silver Key |
| Reiley Murphy | 10 | Photography | lemonade | Silver Key |
| Aaron Needle | 10 | Photography | Catch | Silver Key |
| Aiden O’Brien | 10 | Digital Art | Marvel Universe | Silver Key |
| Kailee Clark | 11 | Mixed Media | Freedom | Silver Key |
| Kailee Clark | 11 | Digital Art | Alternate Dimension | Silver Key |
| Brianna Warner | 11 | Painting | I Don't See Myself In You | Silver Key |
| Peter DiBello | 12 | Art Portfolio | Color Pop | Silver Key |
| Kahley Hogle | 12 | Ceramics & Glass | Carved Cup Set | Silver Key |
| Kahley Hogle | 12 | Ceramics & Glass | Gatekeeper | Silver Key |
| Korey Lesko | 12 | Art Portfolio | Chatterbox | Silver Key |
| Korey Lesko | 12 | Drawing & Illustration | Cosmos | Silver Key |
| Korey Lesko | 12 | Drawing & Illustration | Seeking Sorrows | Silver Key |
| Ethan Mone | 12 | Fashion | Atlantis | Silver Key |
| Madelyn Beers | 8 | Photography | Big Wheel | Honorable Mention |
| Ella Foster | 8 | Drawing & Illustration | Another World | Honorable Mention |
| Arabella Henry | 8 | Mixed Media | Forever Mountains | Honorable Mention |
| Kevin Herlihy | 8 | Ceramics & Glass | The Protector | Honorable Mention |
| Jacob McGuigan | 8 | Photography | Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum | Honorable Mention |
| Eire Scofield | 8 | Ceramics & Glass | My Earth | Honorable Mention |
| Madeline Greis | 9 | Drawing & Illustration | Self Portrait | Honorable Mention |
| Elliot Roux | 9 | Drawing & Illustration | Dinner Date | Honorable Mention |
| Emily Andrews | 10 | Ceramics & Glass | Moo | Honorable Mention |
| Emily Andrews | 10 | Ceramics & Glass | Overgrowth | Honorable Mention |
| Nadia BenHassen | 10 | Drawing & Illustration | Looking In | Honorable Mention |
| Jordan Coolbeth | 10 | Digital Art | Dog Vector | Honorable Mention |
| Grayson Ferrari | 10 | Ceramics & Glass | Abandoned Tower | Honorable Mention |
| Kailee Clark | 11 | Painting | Reverberation | Honorable Mention |
| Eli Gaskins | 11 | Digital Art | Happy Birthday! | Honorable Mention |
| Davis Palmer | 11 | Digital Art | kitana | Honorable Mention |
| Sarah Stadelmann | 11 | Drawing & Illustration | Twelve Pedals | Honorable Mention |
| Samantha Weigel | 11 | Painting | Harvest | Honorable Mention |
| Mallori Cramer | 12 | Drawing & Illustration | Karmann Ghia | Honorable Mention |
| Peter DiBello | 12 | Photography | Citgo | Honorable Mention |
| Peter DiBello | 12 | Photography | Lone Leaf | Honorable Mention |
| Emma Jaquin | 12 | Drawing & Illustration | Kachow! | Honorable Mention |
| Emma Jaquin | 12 | Drawing & Illustration | Visitor in Mom's Garden | Honorable Mention |
| Mikaela Ranger | 12 | Digital Art | polyscape | Honorable Mention |
| Laura Sitnik | 12 | Ceramics & Glass | Raku Fish | Honorable Mention |
| Ava Zelenz | 12 | Editorial Cartoon | Bans Off Our Bodies | Honorable Mention |
* Note that the grade listed is when the student completed the art piece.
Some students have pieces entered from 2 different grade years.
