A McCulloch Junior High School student earned the highest regional honor for their artwork submitted to the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and will continue on to national-level competition. Five other McCulloch students and one Marion High School student were also recognized for their outstanding work.

• Ellie Fail, MJH 8th-grader, earned a Gold Key award for their drawing "Bite of Bling".
• Penelope Myers, MJH 8th-grader, earned a Silver Key for their drawing “The Lonely Giant”. She also earned an Honorable Mention for their drawing “Gravity”.
• Torriana Ball, MJH 8th-grader, earned a Silver Key for their drawing “Flower Girl”.
• Livia Beck, MJH 8th-grader, earned an Honorable Mention for their painting “When I Was Young”.
• Jazlyn Flores, MJH 8th-grader, earned an Honorable Mention for their painting “All Eyes on Me”.
• TaéLynn Reamer, MJH 7th-grader, earned an Honorable Mention for their mixed media piece “A Citrus Moment”.
• Cambria Hamner, MHS junior, earned an Honorable Mention for their sculpture “Copper Mare”.

>> Click here to view a photo album of all winning artwork

The Fort Wayne Museum of Art displays the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards honorees for the region, which encompasses 52 counties in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Dates for this year’s exhibition have not yet been announced.

All pieces that earned a Gold Key will be part of a competition in New York this spring. According to the FWMoA website, the high caliber of entries into the Fort Wayne competition has propelled the region to be one of the top regions for national awards given in the past few years.

Marion has been perennially well-represented in this competition, with students winning regional awards many times over the last decade, as well as national awards

Marion Community Schools congratulates these talented students and expresses gratitude to their outstanding teachers.