The Athens Academy Fine Arts Department is celebrating a fantastic year with a record nine

student art pieces winning Gold Key awards in the prestigious Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

program. In addition, students received eleven Silver Key Awards and eight Honorable Mentions.

The program is the longest-running, most prestigious educational initiative supporting student

achievement in the visual and literary arts in the United States. The Gold Key Scholastic Art Award

is the highest achievement in the awards program.

Four students received a Gold Key for their artwork. These pieces will continue to the national

competition and winners will be announced later in the year:

• Frankie Fogarino ’28 - Polaroid (photography), Free as a Feather (photography) & The

Difference of Us (photography)

• Remy Marty ’26 – Mina in 2017 (painting), Cherry Blossom Egg Pot (ceramics) & Turtle

Teapot (ceramics)

• Bryce Paramore ’26 – Fox in the Snow (photography)

• Jake Pritchett ’27 – Earring Shine (photography) & Atlanta Run Club Post Celebration

(photography)

Eight students received eleven Silver Key Awards from the Scholastic Art Awards:

• Sophia Coppins ’27 – Creature Mug (ceramics)

• Frankie Fogarino ’28 – Wasted (photography) & Bird Feathers (photography)

• Lucy Hart ’28 – Eastern Bluebird (painting)

• Khuong Le ’27 – Fish Bike in Vietnam (painting)

• Lila Nasworthy ’27 – Antique Shop (painting)

• Jake Pritchett ’27 – Shadowed QB (photography)

• Addie Savage ’26 – Horse and Rider x Flowers (painting) & Luna and Flowers (painting)

• Eli Walker ’28 – Santa Cruz del Islote, Colombia (photography) & Chinatown, New York City

(photography)

In addition to the Gold and Silver Awards, seven students received eight Honorable Mentions:

• Remy Marty ’26 – Penannular Brooch Replica, 9th Century (jewelry)

• Bryce Paramore ’26 – Modern Horror All Around (photography)

• Jake Pritchett ’27 – Double Exposure Concert (photography)

• Katelyn Thieme ’27 – 12 (painting)

• Ruby Topple ’27 – Family of Elephants, Botswana (photography)

• Eli Walker ’28 – Captain (painting)

• Ben Warner ’27 – The Escape (photography) & The Lava Tube (photography)“There are an average of 6,000 pieces submitted from an average of 600 high schools in

Georgia this year,” according to Upper School art teacher Luke Graves. “Gold winners represent

only the top 1-2%, and Silver is the top 3-4%. The Scholastic Awards are the biggest and the best

competition in the state. It’s also impressive that we had awards in multiple mediums including

painting, ceramics, jewelry, and photography!”

The Gold and Silver Key awards are part of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Program

and are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers as part of its annual contest.

According to their website, their mission is to “identify students with exceptional artistic and

literary talent and present their remarkable work to the world through the Scholastic Art and Writing

Awards.”

Athens Academy is an independent, co-educational school for students in K3 through 12th

grade, located on a beautiful 152-acre campus in Northeast Georgia. Now in its 59th year, Athens

Academy pursues its mission of “excellence with honor” through academics, athletics, fine arts,

and service and leadership. Ranked the #1 private school in Athens, #7 private school in the state

of Georgia (out of 400+ schools), and #1 private school in North Georgia (Niche.com).

For more information, please contact Kelley Cuneo, communications director, at

[email protected] or 706-433-2410.