Three WHS Students Receive Medals in 2023 Scholastic Art and Writing National Awards

Posted Date: 06/15/2023

Congratulations to Wilton High School students Taylor Felipe (senior), Jill Roberts (senior), and Shayna Wilson-Spiro (junior), who were awarded medals in the 2023 Scholastic Art and Writing National Awards!  Shayna won a silver medal for her painting, Jill won a gold medal for her mixed media piece, and Taylor won a gold medal for her ceramics piece. 

From left to right: Shayna’s painting, Jill’s mixed media piece, and Taylor’s ceramics piece. 

On June 8, gold medal winners were honored at the annual Scholastics awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall in NYC.  

Congratulations are also due to WHS art teachers Michelle Currier and Susana Estes, who both won National Outstanding Educator Awards.

Founded in 1923, the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Program is the oldest and most prestigious high school art and writing competition in the U.S.  This year, students across America submitted almost 340,000 works in 29 categories, and less than 1 percent of those works received national awards.