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Woodburn High School art teacher Catherine Johnstone recently shared the 2024 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
In an announcement to the district Johnstone said:
"Please join me in congratulating the following students for their outstanding achievements in the Scholastic Art and Writing Competition: Brendaly Anselmo Alvarado, Kiarah Bryant, Haily Helzer, Violet Spencer, and Jessica Gaspar Morales."
Johnstone further noted that the Scholastic Awards were founded more than 100 years ago (1923) and have a long and reputable history.
"Winning a Scholastic Art and Writing Award is a prestigious honor," Johnstone said. "This year the competition was especially tough because we competed for the first time in the Western Region-at-Large which included a total of 11 states.
"Brendaly’s Gold Key artwork now advances to national adjudication. Her work will be judged by professional artists in New York City for a possible Gold or Silver Medal," she added.
"Wish her luck!"
WHS winning art work by category and the artist's name and grade are as follows:
Gold Key
“Calendulas” Mixed Media, Brendaly Alvarado Anselmo, 12.
Silver Keys
“What I Am vs What I Can Be” Digital, Kiarah Bryant, 12;
“Lifeless” Digital, Brendaly Alvarado Anselmo, 12;
“School Pride” Digital, Brenadly Alvarado Anselmo, 12;
“Frost” Photography, Violet Spencer, 11.
Honorable Mentions
“Profile of Woman” Digital Brendaly Alvarado Anselmo, 12;
“V” Digital Brendaly Alvarado Anselmo, 12;
“Late Night Conversation at the Kitchen Table” Poetry Brendaly Alvarado Anselmo, 12:
A knot forms in my throat
I vomit a string of words
Poppled on the table.
Sharks circle around the table
Invisible water
Floods the table.
A sentence?
A paragraph?
An explanation?
Clarification, perhaps?
Nothing.
The wind and the sea fight
against each other.
The wind howls
The sea roars
A battle that can not be
Uphold.
It's deformed, incomprehensible
Not even the sharpest ear can
Make it out.
Nor can the wittiest mind
Read my mind.
I don't know what you want,
I don't know what I want either.
After the storm there is peace,
But not peace that you can sleep
with,
Peace that is devoured by guilt.
A peace that drowns out life
And leaves you
Still and blue
At the table.
“Life and Death” Photography Hailey Helzer, 11;
“Girl with Headphones” Photography Hailey Helzer, 11;
“Koi” Watercolor Hailey Helzer, 11;
“Tree Mushroom” Photography Jessica Gaspar Morales, 12.
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