Jefferson students recognized in regional art competition
February 10, 2012
On Jan. 31, the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers announced the winners of the regional Scholastic Art Awards. Nine Jefferson students were recognized, some for multiple awards.
Seniors Melanie Kim, Helen Lai, Lucia Liu and Edward Reinsel received Gold Key awards; seniors Melanie Kim and Lucia Liu, junior Emily Barrett and sophomore Simran Singh received Silver Key awards; and senior Melanie Kim received a Certificate of Merit. The awards were given based on artistic excellence in categories ranging from photography to digital art to drawing. All Gold Key-winning art will be entered into the national Scholastic competition. Winners of the national competition are eligible for scholarship prizes.
Fairfax County Public Schools will host an Award Recognition Ceremony and gallery of winning artworks at the Northern Virginia Community College on Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
“The Scholastic competition is always very competitive at the high school level,” art teacher Tim Davis said. “This was a good year. We had strong work.”
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![Kai Wang conducts Symphonic Orchestra as the first Jefferson orchestra performance composed and conducted by a student. Everyone in the ensemble dressed in red to symbolize good fortune and joy for the Lunar New Year. “I was just proud of him, because [the piece] was such quality,” orchestra director Allison Bailey said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0893.jpeg)
![Sophomore Holly Huang twirls a ribbon as she performs her dance, “Joy of the Dragon.” Chinese ribbon dance is a traditional art form originating in ancient China. Her ribbon dance was inspired by the revered mythical creature and this year’s Chinese zodiac sign, the dragon. “My ribbon symbolized a dragon flying in the air. My outfit was [also] inspired by the dragon, the color was the same color as my ribbon, but on the shoulder there were some details like dragon scales,” Huang said. “I liked how there were a lot of people in the audience and it was just really fun to perform.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0964-1-600x387.jpg)