Category: Arts or Education

Congratulations to the winners of the 30th Annual Middle Tennessee Scholastic Art Awards! Students on this list and their teachers will receive formal notification and more details of their award(s) via e-mail the week of January 11. For more information about the Scholastic Art Awards, visit artandwriting.org.

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American Vision Nominees

Saida Bolduc, Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet School, Grade 10: The Blind Queen

Addi Gerlach, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Grade 12: sweet cookie

Isabella Ravella, Lipscomb Academy, Grade 12: “I, too, am America” Vol I

Chloe Salvatore, Summit High School, Grade 12: Barriers

Amelia Wang, Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet School, Grade 8: K9 Police

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Battle Ground Academy

Gold Key

Sara Evans

Olivia Whitley

Silver Key

Dalia Diab

Ashley Summarell

Mary Kathryn Walt

Honorable Mention

Grayson Douglas

Sara Evans

Benton Fulcher

Abigaile Spooner

Lily Walt

Mary Kathryn Walt

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Beech High School

Gold Key

Averie Kulbeda (two Gold Keys)

Silver Key

Gracelyn Maas

Honorable Mention

Ava Baker (two Honorable Mentions)

Chanel Hunter

Gracelyn Maas

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Brentwood Academy

Gold Key

Mercer Greene

Honorable Mention

Solomon Duncan

Campbell Edgeworth

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Brentwood High School

Gold Key

Emma Allen

Ella Carpenter

Angela Huo (two Gold Keys)

Caroline Southard-Smith

Emma Wade

Silver Key

Sarah Cai

Angela Huo

Lauren Nicholson

Caroline Southard-Smith

Honorable Mention

Noelle Arnold

Sarah Cai

Maggie Chen

Chelsea Conte

Jessica Lin

Grace Lu

Lauren Nicholson (three Honorable Mentions)

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Centennial High School

Honorable Mention

Gianna Delconte

Emily Spatz

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Central Magnet School

Honorable Mention

Angel Hu

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Christ Presbyterian Academy

Gold Key

Addi Gerlach (two Gold Key, one American Vision Nominee)

Silver Key

Addi Gerlach

Honorable Mention

Addi Gerlach (four Honorable Mentions)

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Ensworth School

Gold Key

Audrey Campbell

Rachel Fielding

Jacqueline Frist (four Gold Keys)

Anna Munson

Owen Shaffer

Sachi Srivastava

Silver Key

Salwa Daouk

Jacqueline Frist (five Silver Keys)

Nhi-Ha Le

Lillie Waddell

Honorable Mention

Audrey Campbell

Sara Daugherty

Owen Shaffer (three Honorable Mentions)

Sachi Srivastava (three Honorable Mentions)

Lillie Waddell (two Honorable Mentions)

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Franklin High School

Gold Key

Olivia Wolfson

Silver Key

Sarah Ong

Honorable Mention

Olivia Wolfson (two Honorable Mentions)

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Franklin Road Academy

Gold Key

George Halas

Honorable Mention

Abby Ditto (two Honorable Mentions)

Peter Nau (two Honorable Mentions)

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Fred J. Page High School

Silver Key

Kelsey Down

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Friendship Christian School

Honorable Mention

Emma Caudill

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Harpeth Hall School

Gold Key

Pauline Bailey

Sarah Braam

Allie Cunningham

Caroline Johnson (two Gold Keys)

Amelia Reddy

Silver Key

Pauline Bailey

Ellie Bowles

Lucy Callen

Zoe Miles

Taylor Nisbet

Honorable Mention

Myla Anglin

Pauline Bailey

Madi Chandler

Maddy Corts

Allie Cunningham (two Honorable Mentions)

Evelyn Daniel

Zoe Miles

Abby Moschel

Taylor Nisbet

Holly Powell

Elisabeth Silvester

Ava Sohr

Ashley Tirrill

Nora Wang

Gigi Williams (two Honorable Mentions)

Abby James Witherspoon

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Hendersonville High School

Gold Key

Jonah Canfield

Briley Kotler (two Gold Keys)

Rylee Nelson

Silver Key

Elizabeth Gomez

Ya Jin

Savannah Kane

Briley Kotler

Elizabeth Long (four Silver Keys)

Rylee Nelson (three Silver Keys)

Honorable Mention

Courtney Betterton

Lois Boesch

Jonah Canfield

Elizabeth Gomez

Ya Jin

Savannah Kane

Briley Kotler (two Honorable Mentions)

Emma McCoury (two Honorable Mentions)

Sage Mulzer

Anairam Navarro Espinoza

Rylee Nelson (four Honorable Mentions)

Abby Wyatt

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Hillwood High School

Silver Key

Damien Brooks

Kaylee Grigg (two Silver Keys)

Honorable Mention

Damien Brooks

Kaylee Grigg

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Homeschool

Silver Key

Hosanna Sarlo

Honorable Mention

Hosanna Sarlo

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Hume-Fogg High School

Gold Key

Aaliyah Dempsey

Francesca Denison

Polly Edwards

Bailey Todd

Silver Key

Mills Coleman

Polly Edwards (two Silver Keys)

Lucia Hall

Faith Kutten

Milka Negasi

Riley Verner

Honorable Mention

Ken Carroll

Andrea Florence

Sara Hamilton

Muslia Jemal

Faith Kutten

Lee Millán

Eden Sekwat (two Honorable Mentions)

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Independence High School

Gold Key

Olivia Weaver

Silver Key

Hudson Hatcher

Honorable Mention

Dean Dsilva

Natalie Finley

Haley Hewitt

Corinna Vollmer (two Honorable Mentions)

LaVergne High School

Gold Key

Victoria Oserei

Honorable Mention

Amarantha Charlemagne Alvarez (three Honorable Mentions)

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Lipscomb Academy

Gold Key

Isabella Ravella (Gold Key, American Vision Nominee)

Silver Key

Isabelle Schrader

Honorable Mention

Mary Estes

Isabella Ravella

Isabelle Schrader (two Honorable Mentions)

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet School

Gold Key

Lauren Mayo

Saida Bolduc (Gold Key, American Vision Nominee)

Amelia Wang (Gold Key, American Vision Nominee)

Silver Key

Saida Bolduc

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Meigs Magnet Middle School

Honorable Mention

Mia Alduenda

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Mill Creek Middle School

Honorable Mention

Callie Earls

Kayla Hanslow

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Montgomery Bell Academy

Gold Key

Andrew Dovan

Bert Echols

Owen Flanagan

Darin Hall

Henry Neck

Jackson Preisler

Owen Willers

Nathan Williams

Silver Key

Gaits Buntin

Garrett Goodrum

Jack Nail

Keller Parker

James Trainer

Austin Vaughan

Nathan Williams

Honorable Mention

Gaits Buntin

Will Burke

Robert Carpenter

Ben Crawford

Jordan Dayani

Andrew Dovan (two Honorable Mentions)

Will Elrod

Garrett Goodrum

Jude Kelley

Andrew Lentchner

Nicholas Lucas (three Honorable Mentions)

Jack Nail

Sam Nissen (two Honorable Mentions)

Isaiah Perry

Jamie Sawyer

Max Scheele

Mcconnico Sharpe

James Trainer

Thomas Vargason

Robert Vaughan

Noah Wisniewski (two Honorable Mentions)

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Nashville Christian School

Honorable Mention

Megan Parker

Madison Turner

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Nashville School of the Arts

Gold Key

Violet Andrews

Abraham Marx

Sophia Polyn (two Gold Keys)

Callia Riden (two Gold Keys)

William Scott

Sheala Smartt

Fred Whitley (three Gold Keys)

Silver Key

Jeneil Benjamin

Penelope Davis

Amy Dominguez Ponce

Jayla Miller (two Silver Keys)

Callia Riden

Aliyah Shuman

Maison Spaulding
Maya Stewart (two Silver Keys)

Fred Whitley

Cora Williams

Honorable Mention

Juliana Dougherty

Lyric Elvord

Madison Jennings (two Honorable Mentions)

Nicole Knight-Fallon

Jayla Miller (two Honorable Mentions)

Buchanan (Bucky) Raeder (two Honorable Mentions)

Callia Riden

Aliyah Shuman (three Honorable Mentions)

Maya Stewart (four Honorable Mentions)

Fred Whitley (two Honorable Mentions)

Gabriel Williams

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Nolensville High School

Honorable Mention

Evelyn Hipp (two Honorable Mentions)

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Pope John Paul II High School

Silver Key

Adrianna Cadena

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Ravenwood High School

Gold Key

Raphael Molokwu

Sumiah Muhsin

Silver Key

Emily Burlingame

Claire Dall

Sophie Masso

Raka Mukherjee

Riley Smith

Honorable Mention

Ana Antic

Emily Burlingame

Sowjanya Dalai

Edward Forsberg

Vibeeshnu Gokule

Julia Johnson

Ashari Leonard

Ava Mandrell

Katie Mankamyer

Collin Morton

Raka Mukherjee

Scott Wilson (four Honorable Mentions)

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Renaissance High School

Gold Key

Addison Weathers (two Gold Keys)

Silver Key

Henry Adams

Honorable Mention

Henry Adams

Will Alan

McKenna Aquino

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Spring Hill High School

Gold Key

Gavin Williams

Silver Key

Gavin Williams

Honorable Mention

Gavin Williams

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St. Cecilia Academy

Silver Key

Jordan Schrage

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Stewarts Creek High School

Gold Key

Taylor Sanderson

Savannah Sawyer (two Gold Keys)

Silver Key

Starr Bryant

Cameron Messerly

Savannah Sawyer

Honorable Mention

Starr Bryant (four Honorable Mentions)

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Summit High School

Gold Key

Lily Dykstra

Michael Marrison (three Gold Keys)

Renee O’Brien

Chloe Salvatore (two Gold Key, American Vision Nominee)

Taylor Sampson

Silver Key

Rebecca Lilly

Michael Marrison (two Silver Key)

Renee O’Brien

Chloe Salvatore (two Silver Key)

Taylor Sampson

Honorable Mention

Nevaeh Brinson

Nola Craig

Rebecca Lilly

Michael Marrison (two Honorable Mentions)

Renee O’Brien

Lily Puckett

Chloe Salvatore

Taylor Sampson (two Honorable Mentions)

Malia Stone

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University School of Nashville

Gold Key

Kabir Bagai (two Gold Keys)

Lucy Mauries

Abigail Schoenecker

Bailey Usdan

Rachel Westerfield

Sheeline Yu (two Gold Keys)

Silver Key

Kabir Bagai (six Silver Keys)

Erica Friedman (three Silver Keys)

Erika Galli

Lucy Mauries (two Silver Keys)

Luca Smith

Rachel Westerfield

Honorable Mention

Kabir Bagai (five Honorable Mentions)

Jolie Booth

Kaya Booth

Erica Friedman (four Honorable Mentions)

Maya Guha

Lucy Mauries

Cooper Wenggraf-Simons

Lin Zheng

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Valor Flagship Academy

Silver Key

Sienna Cherry

As Cheekwood’s Tots program is temporarily suspended, we are sharing today’s activity for parents and tots to activate at home. Use our files to create your own holiday lights suncatcher, then share your work with us by tagging @cheekwood on Instagram and using #cheekwoodtots!

As Cheekwood’s Tots program is temporarily suspended, we are sharing today’s activity for parents and tots to activate at home. Use our files to create your own icicles, then share your work with us by tagging @cheekwood on Instagram and using #cheekwoodtots!

Here’s what you’ll need:• Liquid glue

• Wax paper

• Glitter

• Paint

• Paint brush

• Scissors

• Twine

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Directions:1. Spread the liquid glue in a thick layer on the wax paper. You can go ahead and shape it into icicles if you want.

2. Swirl paint and glitter into the glue using a paint brush or toothpick. Use cool colors (blue, green, purple) for a chilly effect.

3. Let the glue dry.

4. Peel the glue off the wax paper. If you didn’t shape your icicles, use scissors to cut out icicles. Make a hole at the top to string twine through.

5. Hang your icicles for wintery decorations.

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Try pairing the activity with one of these books:
Stella, Queen of the Snow by Marie-Louise Gay

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Big Tracks Little Tracks

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Ask your explorer: • Have you ever seen an icicle? Where?

• How do you think icicles from? How did you make your icicles?

• Can you name the cool colors? Why would you want to use cool colors to make icicles?

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An Additional Project: Salt Crystal SnowflakesYou will need: Salt, glass jar, pipe cleaners, clothes pin

Heat water in a pan. Once it starts to boil, add in salt until crystals begin to form on surface of the water. You will need more salt than you think. Pour into the glass jars. Cut your pipe cleaners into a few pieces and twist together in center so they look like snowflakes, leaving one piece of snowflake longer than the others. Clip a clothespin on the top to help it hang in the jar. Place in a sunny window for a few days. Remove and let dry before hanging up as a decoration!

Tots! Activity: Animals in Winter

As Cheekwood’s Tots program is temporarily suspended, we are sharing today’s activity for parents and tots to activate at home. Use our files to create your own bear, then share your work with us by tagging @cheekwood on Instagram and using #cheekwoodtots!

Here’s what you’ll need:• Bear parts template *See template below
• Construction paper in brown and black

• Brown tissue paper

• Bowl

• Pencil

• Glue stick

• Scissors

Bear Template

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Directions:1. Print out the bear template and cut out the pieces. Trace your bowl on brown construction paper. Cut the ears and muzzle out of brown paper. Cut the eyes, nose, and mouth out of black paper. Cut brown tissue paper into 1 inch squares.

2. Glue the tissue paper squares onto the round piece of brown construction paper.

3. Flip over and glue on the bear’s ears.

4. Flip back over and glue on the face pieces.

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Try pairing the activity with one of these books:
Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft

Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman

Winter Dance by Marion Dane Bauer

Over and Under the Snow

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Ask your explorer: • What does it mean to hibernate? Do you think you could sleep all winter?

• What animals hibernate?

• Do you think they need to prepare to sleep that long? How do you think they prepare?

Tots! Activity: Sugar Plum Fairy and Nutcracker Crowns

Inspired by the Nashville Ballet’s costumes in Nashville’s Nutcracker, use our templates below to create your own Sugar Plum Fairy and Nutcracker crowns. Come to Cheekwood and see original costumes and stage props from Nashville’s Nutcracker as a part of the Nutcracker Marche in the Mansion exhibition in the Historic Mansion & Museum.

Here’s what you’ll need:• Cardstock or other thick paper

• Sugar Plum Fairy and Nutcracker templates *See template below
• Scissors

• Markers

• Sequins or gems

• Glitter glue

• Liquid glue

• Stapler

Nutcracker Crowns Templates

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Directions:1. Print out the crown template of your choice onto cardstock or other thick paper.

2. Cut out the crown and color it in with markers. If you use crayons, it will be too waxy to get gems and sequins to stick with liquid glue.

3. Use liquid glue to attach gems, sequins, or any other fun craft material of your choice. Set aside and let dry.

4. Use glitter glue to add additional sparkly decoration to your crown. Set aside to dry completely.

5. Cut strips of cardstock to use as the band around the back of your crown. Staple the band on the back so that it fits on your head. Optional: Use bobby pins or attach your crown to a hair comb to secure it in place, just like the professional dancers do.

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Join the Nashville Ballet for a virtual storytime:Click here to sign up and participate in the Nashville Ballet virtual storytime on Saturday, December 5 at 10 AM!

Tots! Activity: Autumn Silhouettes

As Cheekwood’s Tots program is temporarily suspended, we are sharing today’s activity for parents and tots to activate at home. Use our files to create your own autumn silhouettes, then share your work with us by tagging @cheekwood on Instagram and using #cheekwoodtots!

Here’s what you’ll need:• Painting paper or thick paper

• Autumn colored paints

• Silhouette templates

• Scissors

• Glue

• Sponges and paint brushes

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Directions:1. Paint your paper with the fall colors (red, yellow, orange, brown).

2. Wait for your painting to dry.

3. Print and cut out the silhouettes.

4. Glue the silhouette onto your dry painting.

5. You can also paint your own silhouettes using black paint on the dried paintings.

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Try pairing the activity with one of these books:
Mouse’s First Fall by Lauren Thompson

Autumn is Here! by Heidi Pross Gray

Flashlight by Lizi Boyd

Lawrence in the Fall by Matthew Farina

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Ask your explorer: • What colors did you use? Why do you think they are fall colors?

• What is your silhouette of? How did you make it?

• What happens to the leaves on the trees in the Autumn?

Tots! Activity: Feathered Friends

As Cheekwood’s Tots program is temporarily suspended, we are sharing today’s activity for parents and tots to activate at home. Use our files to create your own feathered friend, then share your work with us by tagging @cheekwood on Instagram and using #cheekwoodtots!

Here’s what you’ll need:• Owl parts template *See template below
• Cardstock

• Yellow construction paper

• Scissors

• Paint in various colors

• Sponges for painting

• Glue stick

Owl Template

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Directions:1. Print out the owl parts template onto cardstock and cut out the pieces.

2. Trace the beak and two wings onto construction paper and cut out. Use the cardstock template body and eyes.

3. Dip your sponge into the paint and stamp it all over the owl’s body. Set aside and let dry. Optional: Try using a celery stalk instead of a sponge to create a more feathered look!

4. Once your owl is dry, assemble it by gluing the parts together.

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Try pairing the activity with one of these books:
Little Owl’s Day by Divya Srinivasan

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

The Barn Owls by Tony Johnston

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Ask your explorer: • What do feathers do for birds?

• What kind of home do owls and other birds live in? How do they make their nests?

• Have you ever seen or heard an owl? What time of day was it?