The results of the 2025 Chicago Region Scholastic Art Awards were recently released and 15 District 207 student artists have earned an impressive 26 awards, including 11 Gold Key Awards, eight Silver Key Awards and seven Honorable Mentions. All Gold Key recipients will have their work considered for national recognition.
From more than 560 award-winning submissions in the Chicago Region, five pieces were selected for the prestigious “American Vision Nominee” distinction – an honor reserved for the best-of-show entries. Among the five from the Chicago region, two of them are works by Maine South students, Soren Lenzinia and Nicole Scimeca. At the national level, one of these five pieces will go on to receive the esteemed “American Vision Medal.” The national awards will be announced on March 26, 2025, and exhibited during National Scholastic Awards Week in New York City from June 9 through 13, 2025, with an awards ceremony held at Carnegie Hall.
The Scholastics Chicago Region awards ceremony and regional exhibition will be on display at the Columbia College Student Center in Chicago on April 9, 2025.
District 207 is extremely proud of the following 15 talented students who have won the 2025 Chicago Region Scholastic Art Awards:
MAINE EAST HIGH SCHOOL
Emilio Biviano (12), Gold Key Award – Drawing & Illustration
Viviana Gonzalez (11), Honorable Mention – Drawing & Illustration
Rebeca Savian (12), Silver Key Award – Painting
Palak Shroff (12), Silver Key Award – Mixed Media
Faith Vo (12), Silver Key Award – Mixed Media
MAINE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
Emma Brown (10), Gold Key Award – Drawing & Illustration
Sophia Cherone (10), Honorable Mention – Digital Art
Evangeline Feucht (11), Silver Key Award – Painting
Alekos Lagis (12), Honorable Mention – Drawing & Illustration
Soren Lenzini (12), 5 Gold Key Awards including one “American Vision Nomination” – Photography, 3 Honorable Mention – Photography, 2 Gold Key Awards – Portfolio (Art)
Victoria Mieczkowski (9), Silver Key Award – Digital Art
Nicole Scimeca (12), Gold Key Award “American Vision Nomination” – Film & Animation, Gold Key Award – Mixed Media, Honorable Mention – Film Portfolio
Sofia Torina (12), Silver Key Award – Mixed Media
Viktoriia Zavinska (12), Silver Key Award – Painting
MAINE WEST HIGH SCHOOL
Luiza Szerszenowicz (11), Silver Key Award – Drawing & Illustration
To view a portfolio of their hard work, please visit https://bit.ly/D207CRSAA2025.