Scholastic Art Winners

The GlenOak High School Art Department is pleased to announce a long list of winners in the Regional Scholastic Art Competition! This annual art competition is run by the National Affiliate in New York City and has been recognizing and awarding students for over 100 years! This region is composed of 6 area counties. Awarded art is based on technical skill and creativity, along with the overall voice and vision of the work. Gold Key awards represent the highest award in the region and will automatically be adjudicated in New York for national medal qualifications in the spring. Silver Key awards represent very strong artistic capability and creativity while Honorable Mention awards represent works that demonstrate promise of strong creative and technical skills. 

The Northeast Central Ohio Region is hosted by Kent State University at Stark Campus for both a special Awards/Scholarship Ceremony for Gold Key winners and an Art Exhibition that displays all Gold and Silver Key winner’s work! The Exhibition will be on display in the KSU, Stark campus Fine Arts Building from January 20- February 6. 

Please congratulate the following GlenOak High School Art Department regional key winners!

Gold Key Winners: 

• Lon Wright, 10th grade (5)
• Nina Brown, 12th grade (1)
• Hadley Fox, 10th grade (1)
• Rylie McArdle, 12th grade (1)

Silver Key Winners:

• Halle Speelman, 12th grade (1)
• Olivia Brill, 10th grade (1)
• Audrey Thompson, 11th grade (1)
• Nina Brown, 12th grade (2)
• Mae Lubbers, 11th grade (1)
• Addison Snyder, 11th grade (1)
• Peyton Thole, 10th grade (1)
• Lon Wright, 10th grade (1)
• Zoe Drummond, 11th grade (1)

 

Honorable Mention Winners:

• Ollie Blubaugh, 11th grade (2)
• Claire Bohon, 9th grade (1)
• Madelyn Briggs, 10th grade (1)
• Olivia Brill, 10th grade (3)
• Nina Brown, 12th grade (2 + 1HM Portfolio)
• Chloe Cricks, 12th grade (5)
• Amalia Farmakidis, 11th grade (2)
• Hadley Fox, 10th grade (1)
• Jace Gross, 10th grade (2)
• Jay Hendricks, 11th grade (1)
• AJ Henkel, 12th grade (HM Portfolio)
• Evelynn Long, 11th grade (3)
• Mae Lubbers, 11th grade (3)
• Mia Mason, 10th grade (1)
• Dalyla Panzarello, 9th grade (2)
• Addison Snyder, 11th grade (1)
• Halle Speelman, 12th grade (1)
• Audrey Thompson, 11th grade (1)
• James Troutman, 10th grade (1)
• Lon Wright, 10th grade (2)
• Daisy Theodore, 12th grade (1)
• Onika Lowery, 11th grade (1)

On January 24, 2026, the Northeast Central Ohio Regional Scholastic Art affiliate hosted an Awards and Scholarship ceremony at Kent State University, Stark campus. Gold key recipients were invited to attend the ceremony where local Universities presented scholarships and area Museums and Art Centers offered special awards. 

Please congratulate the following GlenOak High School Art Department and Commercial Photography Scholarship and Special Award winners!

• AJ Henkel was awarded the University of Akron Art Scholarship for $1000
• Lon Wright received the American Vision Nominee for the 2nd year in a row for his work titled "Puppet"! The American Vision nominees are selected to represent the 5 best works of art for the region. The 5 nominees' works will be adjudicated in New York, where they will select the #1 work in our region from the nominees. 
• Rylie McArdle received the Canton Museum of Art special award
• Nina Brown received the Akron Museum of Art special award
• Alissa Bird received the Canton Museum of Art special award

All Gold Key award winners, Gold Portfolio winners, and American Vision Nominees will find out if their works are selected for National Medals in the spring. Good luck to these students!