WATERLOO â DeKalb High School art students earned 28 awards in this yearâs regional Scholastics Art and Writing awards competition.
Talented art students from more than 60 high schools in the 32-county tri-state region competed for Gold Key, Silver Key and Honorable Mention awards.
This year saw a total of 1,410 art entries from the region. Only 417 received awards, and DeKalb High School students captured 28 of them.
Entries were judged by various panels of judges ranging from area professional artists, retired art educators and other important figures in the art community.
Students submitted entries in a number of different categories including photography, drawing and illustration, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics and painting.