Families and friends cheered with a continuous stream of clapping while the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) Class of 2022 marched to their seats to “Pomp and Circumstance” during the 63rd commencement ceremony. This is the first time in a few years that the graduation was held at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs, […]
When I was a high school student, my community newspaper did a write-up about a sculpture I did that was on exhibit at a small local art gallery. There was something important about seeing my work published in the newspaper. It made me feel like I was officially not only an artist, but a published […]
Two Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) seniors, Harding Eville and Samuel Fetters, have been named Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). There are approximately 34,000 Commended Students throughout the U.S. who are recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2022 competition for National Merit […]
With original art, teen Scholastic Awards winners tune into suffering and uncertainty
By Grace Griffin Globe Correspondent,Updated April 4, 2021, 7:00 a.m.
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A cat, frozen mid-jump, turns toward a medical mask suspended with it in the air.
The hyper-realistic drawing by Wayland Middle School eighth-grader Alyssa Ao earned an American Visions nomination in this yearâs Massachusetts Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Titled âSchrödingerâs Cat,â the piece encapsulates the uncertainty that defined the year 2020 for people young and old.
The drawing was inspired when Aoâs art teacher, Yuanan Cheng, showed her a photo of a friendâs cat. Ao began drawing it in December 2019, originally planning nothing more than a portrait of the feline. When the threat of COVID-19 became apparent, however, she started pondering ways to represent the crisis in her work.
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Digital photo by Kayla Dow Watching Him Be Swallowed” by Kayleigh Bollin. Photograph. (2021 Scholastic Honorable Mention) Whiskey Dreams by Matti Floyd. Photograph. (2021 Scholastic Silver Key) PTSD by Kayleigh Bollin. Photograph. (2021 Scholastic Honorable Mention)
Digital photo by Owen Amodio
“Under the Overpass” by Harding Eville. Photograph. (2021 Scholastic Honorable Mention) The Boy in the Painting” by Sydney Emerson. Photograph. (2021 Scholastic Honorable Mention)
Acrylic by Emma Burt. In the style of Sol Lewitt.
Color pencil and acrylic by G. G. Deblaise.
“Same,” graphite drawing by Tatum Thomas. Marker by Tatum Thomas.
“Hide” by Rayssa Lacerda.
Digital illustration by Brant Maynard.