Students from Chagrin Falls middle and high schools will be recognized at the Scholastic Art and Writing Exhibition at The Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA).
Scholastic Arts & Writing Competition Award Winners
Students from Chagrin Falls middle and high schools will be recognized at the Scholastic Art and Writing Exhibition at The Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA). Student’s works of art that received a gold or silver award will be on display for the public in the Reinberger Gallery of the CIA from Jan. 22 – Feb. 1. Exhibition hours are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Saturday through Sunday from 12-5 p.m. Student’s works of art that received an honorable mention will be displayed digitally on a screen in the gallery.
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, identifies teenagers with outstanding artistic and literary talent and brings their work to a national audience through The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Every year, the Alliance partners with more than 100 visual arts and literary arts organizations across the country to bring the awards to local communities. Teens in grades seven through 12 can apply in 29 categories of art and writing. Submissions are judged by luminaries in the visual and literary arts, some of whom are past award recipients. Panelists look for works that show originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.
Last year, more than 1,800 students submitted more than 3,100 pieces of artwork and writing samples for judging. Gold Key winners continue on to the national competition in New York City.
The Chagrin Falls Schools’ students that were honored include:
Distinguished Award Winners:
American Vision Award Nominee – Robin Barth (“Wildin Out at Home” – Digital Art).
Gold Key Winners, High School: Kelly Wynveen (“Melted Mindset” – Ceramics & Glass, “Feminism” – Portfolio, Kate Flynt (“Functional Fence” -Ceramics & Glass), Jade Kruyne (“Noodle Head” – Digital Art), Robin Barth (“Still Life by the Window” – Painting, “Jack” – Mixed Media, “Book Genre Label Designs” – Design, “The Wild West Remains” – Drawing and Illustration, “Emily” – Mixed Media, “Trashy” – Digital Art), Tori Mrofchak (“Into the Wild” – Digital Art), Emily Owens (“Demon #1” – Digital Art); Middle School: Ryan Hill (“Evening Birch – Watercolor).
Silver Key Winners, High School: Robin Barth (“Mary with Plants” – Drawing and Illustration, “Alex” – Drawing and Illustration), Lily Winans (“Island Goddess” – Digital Art), Lindy Cunnington (“Why Do We Love?” – Mixed Media), Alice Patton (“Sister Wives” – Printmaking), Emily Owens (“Half Hanged Mary” – Drawing), Katie Baker (“Take My Breath Away” -Sculpture), Kate Flynt (“Down to the Last Straw” – Sculpture, “Misguided Power, Polluted World” – Ceramics & Glass), Kelly Wynveen (“You Clean Up Nice” – Sculpture); Middle School: Marie Kanzinger (“Focused Fox” – Color Pencil), Sophia Moffa (“Fungus Umbrella” – Photography).
Honorable Mentions, High School:
Ellie Foley (“Helping Hands” – Ceramics & Glass), Tori Hallwachs (“Not Cinderella’s Pumpkin” – Ceramics & Glass), Emma Bartlett (“Wood You Eat This Mushroom?” – Ceramics & Glass), Carly Call (“Equality” – Sculpture), Kate Flynt (“Obliteration By Man” – Sculpture), Isabel Pulte (“Serpent Spirals” – Ceramics & Glass), Olivia Harmat (“Medieval Collar” – Jewelry), Kelly Wynveen (“rEvolution” – Sculpture), Luke Volpe “”Iron First” – Sculpture), August Zelch (“Lost Boy” – Photography), Margaux Augier (“Apperception of Collage” – Mixed Media, “Graphed, Glued and Gripping” – Mixed Media), Mary Frances Mahoney (“Between” – Digital Art, “Dawn til Dusk” – Digital Art, “Downtown” – Digital Art), Jade Kristen (“Tranquility” – Drawing and Illustration), Emily Owens (“Demons #3” – Digital Art, “Black Eyed Child” – Mixed Media, “Unspoken Americana” – Digital Art, “Yellow Figure” – Mixed Media), Alice Patton (“Baptism No. 1” – Mixed Media, “Savior and Apostles” – Printmaking), Sophee Newbauer (“Tunnel” – Photography, “LInes” – Photography), Eliza Larkin (“Mechanics” – Photography), John Borger (“The Rider” – Digital Art).
Best in Category:
Ceramics & Glass Award: Kelly Wynveen, senior, “Melted Mindset”
Design Award: Robin Barth, junior, “Book Genre Label Design”
Digital Art Award: Robin Barth, junior, “Wildin Out at Home.”
American Vision Award Nominee: Robin Barth, junior, “Wildin Out at Home.”
Cleveland Institute of Art Recognition Award ($20,000 over four years): Robin Barth, junior, “Book Genre Label Designs.”
CFMS Medieval Quest
The seventh-graders at Chagrin Falls Middle School recently went on a quest for knowledge. The students in the Honors English class read “The Squire’s Tale” by Gerald Morris and “The Castle in the Attic” by Elizabeth Winthrop in their book club groups before embarking on a journey to learn more about King Arthur and his knights.
The unit began with an “Escape Room Lock Box” quest for the Holy Grail. This part of the quest used “Break Out Boxes,” which contained a backstory stating that students were brave knights from Camelot and had been attacked and taken prisoner. The boxes also contained several clues to help the students break out of the dungeon. They worked together to decode the clues to safely escape. Students figured out clues from reading a passage, watching a short historical documentary, solving a puzzle, and searching for clues in the Innovation Center, which is where their break out box quest ended.
In the Innovation Center, students created objects that symbolized a main Arthurian connection from the book. These objects were made using TinkerCad software. TinkerCad is a 3D design program used to build or edit anything imaginable. After using the internet to research a piece that went along with their story, students sent the TinkerCad files to the Makerbot 3D printer for final production. The objects they made became a part of their presentation of the Arthurian novel.
“Overall, it was an extremely interactive and fun opportunity for the students to work together in random groups and share their talents and investigating skills,” said seventh-grade English teacher Janet Adamoski.
Bingo Night
The girls softball team at Chagrin Falls Middle School is holding their second annual Family Bingo Night on Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m. The event will be held at the middle school gymnasium. Doors and concessions open at 5:45 p.m.
Families will have the chance to play 10 games of Bingo, with the first number being called promptly at 6:30 p.m. In addition to the games, there will be chances to win cash raffles and items in a silent auction. There will even be familiar faces as the night’s “celebrity callers.”
Preregister online at https://cfhstigers.ticketspice.com/bingo2019. In the event of a snow day, the event will be held at the same time and place on Feb. 9.
Booster Club Presents Night Out in Nashville
On Feb. 23, the Chagrin Falls Booster Club is hosting Night Out In Nashville to raise proceeds to benefit all Chagrin Falls students. The event will be from 7-11 p.m. at the Federated Family Life Center, 16349 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Township.
There will be a band, food stations, an auction, and a chance to win a trip to Bermuda. The Bermuda trip will include a four-night stay at the Fairmont Southampton with airfare and breakfast for two included. Drink tickets are included, there will be an open seating plan, dress casually, and most importantly, have fun!
Tickets will sell out fast. Cost is $100 for an individual ticket and $200 for a couple. Visit www.cfboosterclub.org for more information and to purchase tickets.
Those who cannot make the event can still buy the Bermuda trip raffle tickets at the website mentioned above.
