February 2024 update - Join in a huge round of applause for Snohomish High School (SHS) senior Watson Stilwell who is one of two county recipients of the Snohomish Region Scholastic Art Awards Susan Jane Russell College Scholarship. Watson was also named an American Visions Nominee/Best of Show Recipient for their mixed media piece "Looking in from the Outside."

Watson is a senior at SHS and is a Running Start student at Everett Community College. Watson plans to attend college for marketing and illustration and believes, “Art is a universal language that unites us and our stories, fostering dialogue and understanding.”

More than 400 teens from across Snohomish County submitted 769 pieces of artwork, and 211 pieces received regional honors in the 2024 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Of the 211 pieces of artwork, 51 pieces were created by students from SHS and Glacier Peak High School! Award-winning artwork was recently exhibited at the Schack Art Center in Everett. A video walk-through of the exhibit is available by visiting https://app.frame.io/reviews/8268a13a-57d3-4262-bc12-298ee597e4c2/3c9e935e-6e1e-4538-9e1b-7e9305302439

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the country's longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12. This is the 29th year the Schack Art Center has been hosting the art awards for teens in Snohomish County. Student work was recognized by a panel of creative professionals as the most outstanding work submitted among their peers, exemplifying the awards’ core values: originality, technical skill, and the emergence of personal voice or vision. 

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January 2024 - We are excited to share this year’s regional award recipients of the 2024 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards! 403 teens in Snohomish County submitted 769 pieces of artwork, and 211 pieces received regional honors. Of the 211 pieces of artwork, 51 pieces were created by students from Glacier Peak High School (GPHS) and Snohomish High School (SHS)! Award-winning artwork will be exhibited at the Schack Art Center in Everett (Mezzanine Gallery) from January 30-February 11.

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the country's longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12. This is the 29th year the Schack Art Center has been hosting the art awards for teens in Snohomish County. Student work was recognized by a panel of creative professionals as the most outstanding work submitted among their peers, exemplifying the awards’ core values: originality, technical skill, and the emergence of personal voice or vision.

GPHS and SHS high school art and photography teachers are Jay Adams (SHS), Annie Green (GPHS), Jennifer Holcombe (GPHS), Christa Mallory (GPHS), Toni Minish (SHS) and Kate Obukowicz (SHS).

Below are this year’s award recipients from the Snohomish School District (Work Title, Student, Grade, Category School, Award):

• Refresh, Anneliese Ballou, 10, Photography, Snohomish High School, Gold Key
• Floating Away, Azure Birch, 11, Photography, GPHS, Gold Key
• Jumping Into the Unknown, Eleanor Johnson, 12, Photography, GPHS, Gold Key
• Carlee, Kylie Standing, 12, Photography, SHS, Gold Key
• Ellis Island, McKaye Morrill, 12, Photography, SHS, Gold Key
• Suffocation, McKaye Morrill, 12, Photography, SHS, Gold Key
• Rolling Clouds, Preston Nilson, 12, Photography, SHS, Gold Key
• Looking in from the Outside, Watson Stilwell, 12, Mixed Media, SHS, Gold Key
• Dancing Potato Offering, Arrow Austin, 10, Drawing & Illustration, GPHS, Silver Key
• Death Grip, Bryson Wheat, 11, Photography, SHS, Silver Key
• Broken Down, Evan Marquardt, 12, Photography, GPHS, Silver Key
• Within the Warped Silhouette, Isabelle Paulsen, 12, Photography, GPHS, Silver Key
• The Light, Mack Anderson, 11, Photography, SHS, Silver Key
• A Delicate Reflection, Mai Nguyen, 12, Photography, GPHS, Silver Key
• Another World, Max Gorelyy, 10, Photography, GPHS, Silver Key
• Steps of Devotion, McKaye Morrill, 12, Photography, SHS, Silver Key
• Glazed, McKaye Morrill, 12, Photography, SHS, Silver Key
• Take a Break, Meera Raisinghani, 11, Painting, GPHS, Silver Key
• Smokey Skull, Nikolas Stamatiou, 11, Photography, SHS, Silver Key
• Empty Head, Ryan Martin, 12, Photography, SHS, Silver Key
• Music Castle, Samuel Klein, 11, Drawing & Illustration, SHS, Silver Key
• Self Portrait: Food For Thought, Watson Stilwell, 12, Expanded Projects, SHS, Silver Key
• A Step into Reflection, Yu-Chen Lin, 10, Photography, GPHS, Silver Key
• The Experiment, Alexus Cook, 11, Photography, SHS, Honorable Mention
• The Man in the Leather Jacket, Alex Iverson, 11, Photography, SHS, Honorable Mention
• Serene, Caribbean Ridgeway, 11, Painting, GPHS, Honorable Mention
• Crystalline Mug, Claire Mason, 10, Ceramics & Glass, SHS, Honorable Mention
• Concealed Fear, Eleanor Johnson, 12, Photography, GPHS, Honorable Mention
• Moth Portrait, Emilie Taylor, 11, Drawing & Illustration, GPHS, Honorable Mention
• I Love You / You're Worthless, Emma Fontenot, 12, Sculpture, SHS, Honorable Mention
• Keep Out, Emma Fontenot, 12, Sculpture, SHS, Honorable Mention
• Feathered Friends, Evan Marquardt, 12, Photography, GPHS, Honorable Mention
• The Long Night by the Sea, Evan Krieger, 10, Photography, SHS, Honorable Mention
• Duck Duck Goose, Gabriel Wilton, 12, Painting, SHS, Honorable Mention
• Teddy, Gabriel Wilton, 12, Painting, SHS, Honorable Mention
• The Eye of the Storm, Hanami Siso, 12, Digital Art, GPHS, Honorable Mention
• Conscience of the King, Hanami Siso, 12, Painting, GPHS, Honorable Mention
• Practice, Jaxen Lara, 12, Photography, GPHS, Honorable Mention
• Bloating, McKaye Morrill, 12, Photography, SHS, Honorable Mention
• Distorted Reality, McKaye Morrill, 12, Photography, SHS, Honorable Mention
• Tempus Fugit, Miranda Myers, 11, Drawing & Illustration, GPHS. Honorable Mention
• For All The Tea You'll Drink, Molly Dumont, 12, Ceramics & Glass, SHS, Honorable Mention
• Egg, Noah Phillips, 10, Photography, SHS, Honorable Mention
• Pause, Robert Cranwell, 10, Photography, GPHS, Honorable Mention
• Broken Egg, Ryan Martin, 12, Photography, SHS, Honorable Mention
• Sparks of Life, Samuel Klein, 11, Photography, SHS, Honorable Mention
• Splash, Sophia Manwell, 12, Photography, SHS, Honorable Mention
• The Spiral, Taylor Dunn, 12, Ceramics & Glass, SHS, Honorable Mention
• Vanity is Blind, Watson Stilwell, 12, Printmaking, SHS, Honorable Mention
• Lighthouse, Watson Stilwell, 12, Drawing & Illustration, SHS, Honorable Mention
• The Watcher, Watson Stilwell, 12, Drawing & Illustration, SHS, Honorable Mention

Images of Gold Key award-winning artwork are available on the district's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/snohomishschooldistrict or in this Facebook album.