Pictured above L-R, Front: Ayla Tabler, Emma Lambdin, Anna Riblet. Back: Kiera Cash, Kaylie Klear, Jordyn Smith, Lydia Demascio, Victoria Rausch. (Not present: Aidra Preston.) Additional photos below.

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers has recognized nine Ada High School students for their works of mixed media, painting and photography. 

Their works are currently on exhibit at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art and are included in the Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio Region in competition.

Gold Key

• Kaylie Klear "Wave of Wingdeons" (Photography)
• Emma Lambdin "Had an Idea" (Painting)
• Ayla Tabler "The Weirdo" (Painting)

Silver Key

• Kiera Cash "Still Life Fishbowl" (Painting)
• Lydia Demascio "Stuck in a Fishbowl" (Painting)
• Jordyn Smith "Drunken Rainbow" (Painting)

Honorable Mention

• Kaylie Klear "Handle with Care" (Mixed Media)
• Aidra Preston "Cowboy Fish" (Mixed Media)
• Victoria Rausch "Friend" (Painting)
• Anna Riblet "Fish Bowl Still Life" (Painting)
• Ayla Tabler "See no Evil Hear no Evil Speak no Evil" (Painting)

In 2024, more than 110,000 teens across the United States and Canada entered more than 340,000 original works in 28 different categories of art and writing in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

Additional information about the competition is HERE.