Award-winning WJSHS art students are, front row from left, Josh Reynaud, Chase Pulley and Kaitlin Frank. In the back from left are Johnny Couch, Ella Danner, Julia Seifert, Hailey Elder, Erin Starkweather, Livia Rose and Sidney Overmeyer. Not pictured are Celeste Logan and Patricia French.

SOUTH WHITLEY — The Whitko Jr.-Sr. High School Art Department recently competed in the 2019 Scholastic Art Contest in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio.

More than 3,317 individual art entries were submitted from 200 schools around the region. WJSHS art students continued their tradition of success, winning 15 Scholastic Awards. The awards won included: two Gold Keys (National Finalist), three Silver Keys, and 10 honorable mentions (Outstanding Regional Awards).

Whitko senior Sidney Overmeyer received three individual awards. Junior Ella Danner and senior Julia Seifert were each awarded Gold Keys, which secured a spot for their art in national competition in New York.

“I’m proud of my students’ pursuit for excellence,” said Whitko Art teacher, Daniel Malicki. “The FWMoA’s Scholastic Region has collected one of the highest in national awards totals in the country over the past several years, so they should all be proud for receiving any of the awards.”

The 15 winning pieces will be on display at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art from February to April.  According to their website, FWMoA operates Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Thursday hours are from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., and Sunday from noon until 5 p.m.