Scholastic Art & Writing

National Award

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

Annette Seo

East Chapel Hill High School
Teacher, Elaine Algarra

About Annette
Annette is the president of the Croquis Club at East, a figure drawing class started in 2019. The members take turns at performing timed poses while the other members sketch in a variety of drawing mediums. She started taking drawing lessons regularly in ninth grade and has selected to take AP Art and Design in her junior year. She has participated in a small Korean festival art contest and won second place, and has volunteered with art classes at a summer camp for small children. She has also volunteered at a Korean traditional art booth at a Korean festival. Annette is also a performing arts student, she has been playing the violin since first grade. She has participated in the NC honors orchestra (NCHO).

Eastern/Central Region North Carolina

Gold Key Winners

All of the Gold Key Winners listed below are from East Chapel Hill High School.
Visual Art Teacher, Elaine Algarra.

Silver Key Winners

All of the Silver Key Winners listed below are from East Chapel Hill High School.
Visual Art Teacher, Elaine Algarra.

Honorable Mention

All of the Silver Key Winners listed below are from East Chapel Hill High School.
Visual Art Teacher, Elaine Algarra.

Carolyn Moore

Portfolio - Censured
East Chapel Hill High School
Visual Art Teacher,
Elaine Algarra

Carolyn Moore

Woman Censored
East Chapel Hill High School
Visual Art Teacher, Elaine Algarra

Anna Kosinski

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East Chapel Hill High School
Visual Art Teacher, Elaine Algarra

About the Awards

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are part of a national competition for 7th - 12th grade students, that recognize exceptional student work in visual art and writing. This year, 340,000 works were submitted. Works are competitively judged by a panel that looks for works that "best exemplify originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision."

See the list of national awards and achievements HERE.