North Hills Middle School eighth-grader Emma Gallagher has
been honored on the national level for her artistic talent as a 2018 Scholastic
Art & Writing Awards National Medalist. Emma’s photo “Liquid Crystals” was
selected by creative professionals as one of the most accomplished in the
nation. Her artwork was judged alongside the best student artwork in the United
States.Less than one percent of artists out of nearly 350,000
submissions to the competition are awarded its highest honor and only 3,300
medals are awarded nationwide.
Gold Key Awards, the state-level competition recognition,
were awarded to eighth-graders Kevin Tian and Quinn Peters following the
regional Allies for Young Artists & Writers competition at La Roche College’s
Zappala Center.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition has been
recognizing creative teenagers from across the United States since 1923.