Scholastic Resources

Polk County Public School Teachers

We are excited about the upcoming Scholastic competition and are looking forward to seeing all the amazing artwork your students create! Please use this page as a resource in preparing yourself and your students for the Scholastic Arts & Writing competition.

Click the buttons below for guides, ideas, artwork inspiration, and additional details about the competition.

View Scholastic Instructions for PCPS

Scholastic Teacher Training Powerpoint

Guides and Tips

The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers offers a wide variety of resources for students and educators to utilize in preparing submissions for the competition. Use the buttons buttons below for guides, publications, and answers to common questions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Classroom Guides by Scholastic Art and Writing

Publications by Scholastic Art and Writing

Examples of Award-Winning Artworks

Curious what kind of artwork the jurors tend to select for awards? Use the buttons below to view some of the past winners for the Polk County Art Region and the nation.

Last Year's Regional Winners

Past Gold Key Winners

Scholastic's National Winners Gallery

<strong>Brayden Ally</strong><br>The Heat in Springs</br>

<strong>Willow Deterra</strong><br>Space Dog</br>

<strong>Taylor Haynes</strong><br>Modern Poaching</br>

<strong>Ayeziah Johnson</strong><br>B</br>

<strong>Andrea Mayna</strong><br>Reef of Color</br>

<strong>Danielle Mitchell</strong><br>Birds on a Line</br>

<strong>Shaun Morgan</strong><br>Fear's Influence</br>

<strong>Alyssa Nuguid</strong><br>Home</br>

<strong>Selinet Pereira</strong><br>Self Feet Portrait</br>

<strong>Le Vi Pham</strong><br>Counting Sheep</br>

<strong>Cheyanne Pitts</strong><br>Gender Roles</br>

<strong>Dominic Pizzuti</strong><br>Timeless Shades</br>

<strong>Aurora Richards</strong><br>Gas Mask Party Goer</br>

<strong>Kim-Tien Vo</strong><br>The Enlightenment of a Book</br>

<strong>Malaya Williams</strong><br>Sunup to Sundown</br>

<strong>Ben Wilson</strong><br>Yellow Belly</br>

<strong>Brandon Anderson</strong><br>The Polarized</br>

<strong>Marina Barrientos</strong><br>Produce</br>

<strong>Kennedy Collins</strong><br>Waterlillies</br>

<strong>Willow Deterra</strong><br>Green Monster</br>

<strong>Sydney De Voe</strong><br>Vipera Berus</br>

<strong>Jasmine Diaz-Marquez</strong> <br>I'm Not So Gullible</br>

<strong>Lilia Ebert</strong><br>Displacement</br>

<strong>Jahlisa Evans</strong><br>Lumen Dividum</br>

<strong>Jerson Jimenez</strong><br>The Bee</br>

<strong>Ayeziah Johnson</strong><br>I Am Coming Soon</br>

<strong>Eithan Lopez</strong><br>Morpheus</br>

<strong>Isabella Marquez</Strong><br>Dream Eater</br>

<strong>Jazmine Neloms</strong><br>Veil</br>

<strong>Alyssa Nuguid</strong><br>Untitled</br>

<strong>Alisyn Olson</strong><br>Walking on Air</br>

<strong>Vanessa Ramirez</strong><br>The King Who Fell to Ash</br>

<strong>Loukas Rishavy</strong><br>A Tree That Won't Die</br>

<strong>Adonis Sosa</strong><br>Eyes of Horus</br>

<strong>Lathan Williamson</strong><br>Dry</br>

<strong>Alexander Wyman</strong><br>Vacant Night</br>

<strong>Sarah Xavier</strong><br>Work 4</br>

<strong>Marina Barrientos</strong><br>Me & Myself</br>

<strong>Adara Branch</strong><br>Self Portrait</br>

<strong>Willow Deterra</strong><br>The Royal Banquet</br>

<strong>Madelyn Hamm</strong><br>Special Interrogation Operation</br>

<strong>Madelyn Hamm</strong><br>Sassy Bass</br>

<strong>Jillian Joss</strong><br>Faxen</br>

<strong>Chelsea Knowles</strong><br>Cupcake Party</br>

<strong>Eithan Lopez</strong><br>Lost in the Fog</br>

<strong>Andrea Mayna</strong><br>Adolescence</br>

<strong>Arabella Morris</strong><br>Still Life</br>

<strong>Sydia Moulton</strong><br>Shaped by the Past</br>

<strong>Kathia Pietri Fraticelli</strong><br>My Loss</br>

<strong>Elijah Putt</strong><br>Messy Clouds Over a Highway</br>

<strong>Alex R. Quevedo Armenta</strong><br>Let's Play</br>

<strong>Isabella Raniolo</strong><br>Alone in Infinity</br>

<strong>Taryn Rouviere</strong><br>Florida</br>

<strong>Mariah Sweet</strong><br>Self-Portrait</br>

<strong>Fabiana Velutini</strong><br>Mood Swings</br>

<strong>Lathan Williamson</strong><br>Marked</br>

<strong>Lathan Williamson</strong><br>Censored (Deconstructed)</br>

<strong>Kendall Callaway</strong><br>No Smoking</br>

<strong>Camryn Campbell</strong><br>Odd Shapes</br>

<strong>Ashley Charles</strong><br>Effect of Temptation</br>

<strong>Madison Chauncey</strong><br>Untitled</br>

<strong>Zachary Corbett</strong><br>Fireflies</br>

<strong>Bertie Creekmore-Scott</strong><br>Blooming Sunflowers</br>

<strong>Ava Cribbs</strong><br>World in Awe</br>

<strong>Willow Deterra</strong><br>It's Alive!</br>

<strong>Audrey Freeman</strong><br>Studio</br>

<strong>Luke Hannan</strong><br>Onlooker</br>

<strong>Trevor Henderson</strong><br>Mental Discrepancy</br>

<strong>Evelyn Hoffert</strong><br>Dyschronometria</br>

<strong>Evelyn Hoffert</strong><br>Paper Weight</br>

<strong>Oliver Hollida</strong><br>Meak and Fearful</br>

<strong>Madison Hood</strong><br>Cutesy Cotton Candy</br>

<strong>Jonah Jenks</strong><br>Jerome; Andrew; C; Des</br>

<strong>Eliza Melendez</strong><br>Time Travel</br>

<strong>Arabella Morris</strong><br>Self Discovery</br>

<strong>Nathan Offutt</strong><br>Toys for the New Generation</br>

<strong>Nathan Offutt</strong><br>Small City Piece</br>

<strong>Madilyn Peterson</strong><br>Future of Saints and Simplicities</br>

<strong>Madilyn Peterson</strong><br>Scott Peterson's Portfolio</br>

<strong>Arianna Rivera</strong><br>Project Subject 14;305</br>

<strong>Javier Rivera</strong><br>Lost in Imagination</br>

<strong>Grace Rodda</strong><br>Artificial Celebrity Culture</br>

<strong>Laylah Sierra</strong><br>Night Swim</br>

<strong>Hailey Smith</strong><br>Sadness</br>

<strong>Evarya Tucker</strong><br>Destroyer of Aquaphile</br>

<strong>Abbie Watkins</strong><br>Steve</br>

<strong>Leighton Wyatt</strong><br>Harvesting Bait</br>

<strong>Alexandra Adams</strong><br>Offering to the Depths</br>

<strong>Isa Adams</strong><br>Miras</br>

<strong>Audrey Anderson</Strong><br>Fighting for Glory</br>

<strong>Danielle Anderson</strong><br>Church Dresses and TV Static</br>

<strong>Yarilis Aung</strong><br>The Making of a Monster</br>

<strong>Zoe Barlow</strong><br>Girl in Red</br>

<strong>Jared Cole</strong><br>Runny Nose</br>

<strong>Rosemarie Cruz</strong><br>Hare</br>

<strong>Victoria Cruz</strong><br>Temptations/Memento Mori</br>

<strong>Sydney De Voe</strong><br>Fluevog's Battle Scars</br>

<strong>Sydney De Voe</strong><br>Russkaya Psovaya Borzaya!</br>

<strong>Oliver Delgado</strong><br>The Messenger</br>

<strong>Willow Deterra</strong><br>Ambiguous Assortments</br>

<strong>Willow Deterra</strong><br>Hidden in the Hair</br>

<strong>Eliah Franco</strong><br>Creative Thoughts</br>

<strong>Trevor Henderson</strong><br>To Draw Closer</br>

<strong>Cali Hill</strong><br>Wounds of Time</br>

<strong>Evelyn Hoffert</strong><br>The Art of Homeschooling</br>

<strong>Evelyn Hoffert</strong><br>Unraveled</br>

<strong>Arianna Kerr</strong><br>A Relation Unmerited</br>

<strong>Savanna Kramer</strong><br>It's Too Much</br>

<strong>Giorgiana Lacson</strong><br>Gastroscopy of a Pomegranate</br>

<strong>Luis Lara</strong><br>The Wise and Sinful Hands</br>

<strong>Sophia Montes</strong><br>Ready to Serve</br>

<strong>Kaylee Perry</strong><br>Are U Almost Done Yet</br>

<strong>Chevy Pitts</strong><br>Mother Mother</br>

<strong>Janysia Ramirez</strong><br>The Flying Manta</br>

<strong>Mia Ramos</strong><br>Window Shopping</br>

<strong>Travis Ramsey</strong><br>United We Stand</br>

<strong>Iliana Rodriguez</strong><br>Art</br>

<strong>Caitlynn See</strong><br>All Eyes on Me</br>

<strong>Laylah Sierra</strong><br>Flamboyant Fish and Funky Cat</br>

<strong>Amreen Sikder</strong><br>Golden Pour</br>

<strong>Caryss Silva</strong><br>The Fawn</br>

<strong>Lucy Simmons</strong><br>Sunday School</br>

<strong>Jaxson Smiley</strong><br>Nighttime Reflections</br>

<strong>Madison Templeton</strong><br>Underwater</br>

<strong>Ethan TerHaar</strong><br>Apparatus</br>

<strong>Madelyn Vido</strong><br>Disconnected</br>

<strong>Emily Watkins</strong><br>Evelina's Light</br>

<strong>Fallyn Williams</strong><br>A Thousand Pieces</br>

Videos

The Alliance of Young Artists & Writers creates videos pertaining to the Scholastic Art and Writing awards for their official Youtube channel: ScholasticGoldKey. The videos cover a variety of items, such as tutorials for operating the Scholastic online portal, podcasts, virtual workshop recordings, webinars, examples of student work, and more. Use the buttons below to view a few beneficial videos from their channel.

Teens: Navigating Your Scholastic Awards Account

Educators: Navigating Your Scholastic Awards Account

Juror Feedback

Playlist: Scholastic Virtual Workshops

Questions

If you have any questions about the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for the Polk County Art Region, please contact:

Megan Carpenter at mcarpenter@agbmuseum.org or 863-688-7743 ext. 5423
Ellen Chastain at echastain@agbmuseum.org or 863-688-7743 ext. 5979

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