Plains Art Museum and Red River Valley Writing Project at North Dakota State University have announced the regional award recipients of the 2017 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, a scholarship and recognition program for students in grades 7-12. In North Dakota.
About 400 works were submitted, double from the previous year (2016).
Eighty-three students received regional honors, including gold keys, silver keys, honorable mentions, and/or American Visions and Voices nominations.
Art award winners include: Katelyn Arman, Fargo North High School, American Visions nominee, gold key, two honorable mentions; Kaylee Bartram, Kindred High School, honorable mention; Mickayla Beckman, Fargo North High School, honorable mention; Leighton Fitch, Kindred High School, Hickson, honorable mention; Josie Hell, Fargo North High School, honorable mention; Zach Howatt, Northern Cass Public School, Argusville, two honorable mentions; Ellen Kenninger, Fargo North High School, honorable mention; Shania Lunski, Fargo North High School, honorable mention; Benjamin Miller, Fargo North High School, honorable mention; Katie Morrau, Fargo South High School, honorable mention; Ellie Noah, Shanley-Sullivan School, Fargo, honorable mention; Greta Rehder, Fargo North High School, silver key; Alessandro Sassi, Fargo South High School, silver key; Kelly Schlagel, Fargo South High School, American Visions nominee, gold key, honorable mention; Jerry Sherven, Kindred High School, honorable mention; Elina Smith, Fargo South High School, silver key; Elaina Springer, Fargo North High School, honorable mention; Megan Tichy, Maple Valley High School, Tower City, two American Visions nominations, three gold keys, three silver keys, four honorable mentions; Rebeca Trautman, Central Cass Public School, Casselton, honorable mention; McKenna Truhlicka, Fargo North High School, honorable mention; Koszette Zakula, Fargo North High School, honorable mention.
Writing award winners include: Gus Aaland, Kindred High School, silver key; Scobie Bathie, Fargo North High School, silver key; Michelle Chadraa, Davies High School, Fargo, silver key; Tonya Conway, Circle Of Nations School, Wahpeton, honorable mention; Alison Gaarsland, Fargo South High School, gold key; Atlantis Hanks, Circle Of Nations School, Wahpeton, honorable mention; Hunter Harrington, Fargo North High School, silver key; Zach Howatt, Northern Cass Public School, Argusville, two gold keys, silver key; Alyssa Jordahl, Kindred High School, Leonard, honorable mention; Sydney Lunde, Kindred High School, silver key; Toni McHugo, Davies High School, Fargo, honorable mention; Esperance Mfurakazi, Fargo South High School, gold key; Eahia Mohamed Ali, Fargo South High School, honorable mention; Brigid O'Keefe, Fargo North High School, two honorable mentions; Cheyenne Olien, Kindred High School, gold key; Karl Olson, Circle Of Nations School, Wahpeton, silver key; Osman Osman, Fargo South High School, silver key; Emma Pickrel, Davies High School, Fargo, honorable mention; Cheyenne Powless, Circle Of Nations School, Wahpeton, honorable mention; Melissa Pratt, Kindred High School, gold key; Coltan Roquet, Fargo North High School, gold key; MaKenna Rott, Kindred High School, Walcott, silver key; Alessandro Sassi, Fargo South High School, three gold keys, silver key, three honorable mentions; Anushka Sikdar, Cheney Middle School, Fargo, honorable mention; Hannah Slater, Fargo North High School, silver key; Dayton Snow, Circle Of Nations School, Wahpeton, honorable mention; Rebeca Trautman, Central Cass Public School, Casselton, silver key, honorable mention; Braden Vetter, Sheyenne High School, Fargo, two honorable mentions; Anna Wurzer, Davies High School, Fargo, two gold keys, two silver keys, honorable mention.
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Eighth grader named state semifinalist
National Geographic Society has named Grace Schmidt, an eighth grader at Park Christian School in Moorhead, a state bee semifinalist. Her parents are Dean and Jackie Schmidt.
She has been invited to compete in the 2017 Minnesota National Geographic State Bee on Friday, March 31 at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
