Archmere Art Students Recognized With 186 Scholastic Art Awards!
Sixty-one Archmere Academy Art Students Recognized with 186 Awards in 2025 Scholastic Art Competition, winning the most awards of any school in the State of Delaware for 5th Consecutive Year!
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Archmere Academy students were awarded a total of 186 awards across 13 art and design categories in the 2025 Scholastics Art & Writing Awards competition. Notable highlights this year include a record number of Gold Keys awarded to a single student in the category of Architecture & Industrial Design, with senior Roman Guerrieri ‘25 winning three Gold Keys in the category, and the most individual awards for a single student. Seniors won 4 Art Portfolios: Jace Walker ‘25 Silver and Gold (2 portfolios), Grace Yang ‘25 Gold, and Rylon O’Donnell ‘25 won a Silver Portfolio Award for Fashion, the first Fashion portfolio ever awarded to Archmere. Ninth grader Sophia Silverman ‘28 was awarded a record 23 individual awards across six categories. Archmere students were also collectively awarded an impressive 55 awards in the Drawing & Illustration category.
What is next for award winners?
- The 2025 Scholastic Art Awards Gold Key Art Exhibition will be on display at the Arts Center gallery at Delaware State University from January 28 - February 14, 2025, with a reception and awards program for Gold Key winners on Saturday, February 8, 2025, from 1:00pm - 3:00pm.
- Exhibit: January 28 - February 14, 2025
- Exhibition Days/Hours
- Mondays: Closed
- Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Wednesdays: 10:00am - 6:00pm
- Saturdays (Feb 1 & 8): 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Exhibition Days/Hours
A special Art Awards Reception will take place at Archmere Academy in the Patio for all Scholastic Art Award Winners (Gold Key, Silver Key, and Merit Award winners) on Wednesday, February 12th during Auk Block. Silver Key and Merit Award winners will receive their certificates and pins at this time.
What is Scholastics?
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition is the nation's longest-running and most prestigious contest for creative teens. Luminaries such as Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Stephen King and Sylvia Plath were all first recognized in this contest when they were in high school.
- Gold Keys represent the top 5% of entries in any given category
- Silver Keys represent the top 10% of entries in any given category
- Merit Awards (Honorable Mentions) are still significant, the judges recognize elements of technical skill and personal vision/voice in your work that deserves commendation.
PORTFOLIO: 4 Awards
Category Description:
Open only to 12th graders, the portfolio category consists of a series of 6 distinct works that communicate a single cohesive idea or visual investigation. The works may come from one category or any combination of multiple categories.
Jace Walker ‘25 Gold Key, Silver Key
Grace Yang ‘25 Gold Key
Rylon O’Donnell ‘25 Silver Key
ARCHITECTURE & INDUSTRIAL DESIGN: 8 Awards
Category Description: Building designs, landscape designs, interior designs, urban plans, or product designs. Can include 2D work such as hand-drawn sketches, computer-aided designs, blueprints, and floor plans, or 3D work such as handmade or 3D printed scale models, maquettes, or prototypes. Includes industrial designs, plans for models of structures, environments, systems, or products.
Category Description:
Roman Guerrieri ‘25 Gold Key (3)
Jace Walker ‘25 Gold Key
Richie Angiullo ‘25 Silver Key
Michael Burgo ‘25 Silver Key (2)
Mason Kohl ‘26 Merit Award
Aidan Mahoney ‘25 Merit Award
CERAMICS & GLASS 12 Awards
Category Description:
Handcrafted objects made from ceramics or glass.
Sienna Rappucci ‘27 Gold Key, Silver Key (2)
Adeline Arcari ‘27 Silver Key
Giancarlo Flaherty ‘26 Silver Key
Ellie Kehagias ‘25 Silver Key
Elisa Small ‘25 Silver Key
Olivia Beatty ‘27 Merit Award
Abby Im ‘25 Merit Award
Emily Kim ‘27 Merit Award
Alaina Thomas ‘27 Merit Award
Rebecca Wang ‘26 Merit Award
Selena Yang ‘26 Merit Award
DIGITAL ART: 10 Awards
Category Description:
Computer-generated artwork or artwork captured digitally and heavily collaged or manipulated to produce a new image. The production of digital art relies heavily upon computer software such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, GIMP, Macromedia Freehand, CorelDraw, or other graphics editing programs.
Valentina Ramos ‘26 Gold Key, Merit Award (2)
Sophia Silverman ‘28 Gold Key (2), Merit Award (3)
Chloe Li ‘26 Silver Key
Daniel Qi ‘26 Silver Key
Audrey Zou ‘26 Silver Key
Brittany Coant ‘26 Merit Award
DRAWING & ILLUSTRATION: 55 Awards
Category Description:
Art that is composed of marks made with a manual or mechanical instrument on a two-dimensional surface. Drawings include all renderings made by an instrument on a surface and may include formal, realistic and/or abstract imagery. Illustrations are works that graphically depict a concept or subject. Either drawings or drawn illustrations may be submitted to this category.
Ethan Beach ‘26 Gold Key
Olivia Benson ‘26 Gold Key
Livi Brennan ‘28 Gold Key
Maya Granda ‘25 Gold Key
Alli Moyer ‘25 Gold Key
Daniel Qi ‘25 Gold Key
Megan Shaposky ‘25 Gold Key, Silver Key
Sophia Silverman ‘28 Gold Key (3), Silver Key (4), Merit Award (7)
Kathrine Wang ‘28 Gold Key
Grace Yang ‘25 Gold Key (3)
Madison Gates ‘27 Silver Key
Maya Granda ‘25 Silver Key
Isabelle Kim ‘27 Silver Key (2) Merit Award (3)
CC Kittila ‘26 Silver Key
Griffin Merenda ‘26 Silver Key
Cameron Shields ‘25 Silver Key
Lauren Nguyen ‘28 Silver Key
Erin Rhys Tan ‘28 Silver Key, Merit Award
Audrey Zou ‘26 Silver Key
Gabe Candeloro ‘26 Merit Award
Kelly Cholden ‘26 Merit Award
Brittany Coant ‘26 Merit Award
Susanna Connolly ‘27 Merit Award
Giancarlo Flaherty ‘26 Merit Award
Ellie Kehagias ‘25 Merit Award
Isabelle Kim ‘27 Merit Award (3)
Michael Mallozzi ‘26 Merit Award (2)
Caeli McAlanon ‘25 Merit Award
Diamond Ndaiye ‘27 Merit Award
Emma Roberts ‘28 Merit Award (4)
Erin Rhys Tan ‘28 Merit Award
Jace Walker ‘25 Merit Award
Amy Yin ‘27 Merit Award
Alice Zhang 27 Merit Award
Angela Zhang 27 Merit Award
FASHION: 8 Awards
Category Description:
Articles of clothing or fashion accessories other than jewelry
Rylon O’Donnell ‘25 Gold Key (2), Silver Key, Merit Award
Jace Walker ‘25 Gold Key
Selena Yang ’26 Silver Key
Maya Granda ‘25 Merit Award
Meredith Victoria ‘25 Merit Award
PHOTOGRAPHY: 17 Awards
Category Description:
Images captured by either an analog or digital camera.
Andres Ramos ‘26 Gold Key (2), Silver Key (3), Merit Award (4)
Jace Walker ‘25 Gold Key, Merit Award
Megan Fiss Silver Key
Kingsley Muir ‘25 Silver Key
Alice Zhang ‘27 Silver Key, Merit Award (2)
Cecilia Patiño ‘25 Merit Award
Sophia Silverman ‘28 Merit Award
FILM & ANIMATION: 1 Award
Category Description:
A sequence of moving images viewed with a monitor, television, or projector.
Caeli McAlanon ‘25 Merit Award
PRINTMAKING: 1 Award
Jace Walker ‘25 Merit Award
JEWELRY: 1 Award
Meredith Victoria ‘25 Gold Key
SCULPTURE: 8 Awards
Category Description: Three-dimensional art objects created by carving, casting, or other shaping techniques that can have interactive qualities.
Elisa Small ‘25 Gold Key
Jace Walker ‘25 Gold Key, Silver Key
Rebecca Wang ‘26 Gold Key
Sophia Silverman ‘28 Silver Key
Rylon O’Donnell ‘25 Merit Award
Aidan Mahoney ‘25 Merit Award (2)
PAINTING: 28 Awards
Category Description:
Art created by applying pigment to a two-dimensional surface.
Karina Ong ‘27 Gold Key, Merit Award
Jace Walker ‘25 Gold Key, Silver Key (2)
Grace Yang ‘25 Gold Key (3), Silver Key
Jace Walker ‘25 Gold Key (2), Silver Key (2)
Maddie Benson ‘26 Silver Key
Olivia Benson ‘26 Silver Key
CC Kittila ‘26 Silver Key
Michael Mallozzi Silver Key, Merit Award (2)
Nazir Black ‘28 Merit Award
Colleen Burke ‘27 Merit Award
Brittany Coant ‘26 Merit Award (2)
Marlise Harris ‘27 Merit Award
Michaela Iaocono ‘27 (2)
Isabelle Kim ‘27 Merit Award (2)
Abby Leonardo ‘26 Merit Award
Caden-Cole McKinney ‘26 Merit Award
Griffin Merenda ‘26 Merit Award
Claribel Ngalim ‘26 Merit Award
Daniel Qi ‘26 Merit Award (3)
Sophia Silverman ‘28 Merit Award
MIXED MEDIA: 17 Awards
Category Description:
Art made from more than one medium, usually with a three-dimensional element
Olivia Benson ‘26 Gold Key
Valentina Ramos ‘26 Gold Key
Sophia Silverman ‘28 Gold Key, Silver Key, Merit Award
Jace Walker ‘25 Gold Key (2), Merit Award
Audrey Zou ‘26 Gold Key
Michael Mallozzi ‘26 Silver Key
Brittany Coant ‘26 Merit Award
Michaela Iacono ‘27 Merit Award
DESIGN: 4 Awards
Category Description:
Art created for commercial or applied purposes. This includes graphic design work that has a defined use such as advertising or communications.
Gwyn Ratsep ‘25 Silver Key
Jace Walker ‘25 Silver Key
Ellie Jalot ‘25 Merit Award
Michael Mallozzi ‘26 Merit Award
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grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
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