Several regional student artists will compete nationally in the Scholastic Art Awards after winning regional honors. Work by those artists and other winners will be displayed at the Everhart Museum.
At the highest level, the regional American Vision nominees are: Kody Hanor, Wallenpaupack Area High School; Casper Karr, Northwest Area Junior Senior High School; Jacob Layland, Scranton Preparatory School; Miranda Lugo, Hazleton Area Arts & Humanities Academy; and Maya Zhivkovich, Delaware Valley High School.
The five “exuded originality,” in the eyes of the anonymous judges panel, all area art professionals, said Camille Dantone, the museum’s director of education.
Hanor competed in the ceramics and glass category. Karr was recognized for drawing and Layland for photography. Lugo and Zhivkovich were honored for paintings. Their work will be judged and exhibited in the Scholastic Art Awards national event in June in New York City.
Award winning work by Jacob Layland, Scranton Preparatory High School. (COURTESY OF THE EVERHART MUSEUM)
Award-winning work by Kody Hanor, Wallenpaupack Area High School. (COURTESY OF THE EVERHART MUSEUM)
Award winning work by Casper Karr, Northwest Area Junior Senior High School. (Courtesy of the Everhart Museum)
Award winning work by Maya Zhivkovich, Delaware Valley High School. (COURTESY OF THE EVERHART MUSEUM)
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Award winning work by Jacob Layland, Scranton Preparatory High School. (COURTESY OF THE EVERHART MUSEUM)
Their work, along with the winners of Golden Key Awards and Silver Key Awards and honorable mention recipients, will be displayed at the museum, in Scranton, from Feb. 6 to March 1.
The Gold Key and Silver Key Awards include Lackawanna and Luzerne counties artists.
There was record-setting participation in the regional competition, with over 500 works from more than 40 schools in 15 counties.
There is also a national competition in the Gold Key Award category. The American Vision nominees also won Gold Keys.
The other Gold Key winners are: Aurora Carey, Wilkes-Barre Area High School–CAPAA; Grace Emery, North Pocono High School; Violet Martin, Scranton High School; Nora Moeslein, Hazleton Area Arts & Humanities; Addison Nat, Pocono Mountain West High School; Khloe Newlander, Pocono Mountain West High School; Isabella Paulton, Lakeland Jr/Sr High School; Amelia Porcelli, Wallenpaupack Area High School; Rashell Quiterio, Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County; Mabel Reish, Stroudsburg High School; Sawyer Snipes, Lakeland Jr/Sr High School; Jaslene Toro, Wallenpaupack Area High School; Lily Urban, Forest City Regional Jr/Sr High School; Julianna Williams, Wallenpaupack Area High School; and Evie Yanaitis, Wilkes-Barre Area High School–CAPAA.
Silver Key Awards went to: Elena Benitez, Stroudsburg High School; Jake Callanan, Wallenpaupack Area High School; Grace Emery, North Pocono High School; Jonathan Fluhr, Wallenpaupack Area High School; Megan Frey, Delaware Valley High School; Nicholas Graham, Wallenpaupack Area High School; Amelia Inglis, Danville Area High School; Arimeya Janov, Wilkes-Barre Area School District–CAPAA; Ava Jensen, Wallenpaupack Area High School; Audrey Jones, North Pocono High School; Juliet Lee, Delaware Valley High School; Claire Lombardi, Forest City Regional Jr/Sr High School; Miranda Lugo, Hazleton Area Arts & Humanities Academy; Kaylana Mejias, Wallenpaupack Area High School; Khloe Newlander, Pocono Mountain West High School; Daisy Olivio Heller, Delaware Valley High School; Yuvraj Patel, Scranton High School; Jenish Prajapati, West Scranton High School; Kenley Roberts, Honesdale High School; Adelene Rogai, Abington Heights High School; Nathan Santa Reyes, Mid Valley Secondary School; Luciana Santarelli, Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County; Emily Shick, Wallenpaupack Area High School; Isabella Stipp, North Pocono High School; Anjali Udeshi, Delaware Valley High School; Kayla Vaughn, Scranton High School; and Kaitlyn Walsh, Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County.
More information is available at everhart-museum.org/pages/2026-scholastic-art-awards.