Harding 8th Grader Earns Top Art Award

Harding Middle School eighth-grader Kitty Crino was honored at a ceremony on January 16 with the Regional Prize for Best Poetry in the Scholastic Art & Writing Contest. Her work was chosen from among hundreds of middle and high school writers who entered the contest. She was also one of only five students chosen to receive the Visionary Voice Award, which honors the best pieces in the regional judging.

The Cleveland Institute of Art hosts the regional competition that recognizes creative achievement in area 7-12 grade students. The young artists compete for cash prizes, medals, and scholarship awards. A panel of local professional artists, art educators, writers, and writing educators jury the exhibit and select the awarded pieces from nearly 3,000 entries. Besides the Visionary Voice award winners, students who receive Portfolio Awards and Gold Key Awards continue to the national competition held in the spring in New York City.

To read Kitty's winning poem, go to www.lakewoodcityschools.org.

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Volume 12, Issue 3, Posted 2:29 PM, 02.02.2016