Lady Justice by Ariah Perez, (Kearney Public Schools, Courtesy)
KEARNEY — Kearney High School students have demonstrated outstanding artistic talent in the 2025 Scholastic Art Awards of Nebraska.
This year, an impressive 77 pieces of art and six pieces of writing created by KHS students were selected for recognition, with 11 of these earning the prestigious Gold Key Award.
A ceremony honoring the award winners will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the Omaha Public Schools Teacher Administrative Center. Additionally, the Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition will be on display from March 3 through April 11, 2025.
Gold Key Award Recipients
• Hannah Betke – Design – Game Day – HoCo
• Eleanor Bokenkamp – Printmaking – Midwestern Migration
• Nellie Clark – Printmaking – Eldritch Pomegranate
• Maddison Martin – Digital Art – If I See You Again Tomorrow Cover
• Maddison Martin – Printmaking – The Hemlock
• Emma Harwood – Printmaking – Life on Reflect
• Emma Harwood – Sculpture – Wild at Nature
• Mia Lindstrom – Drawing & Illustration – Looking
• Giana Mueller – Sculpture – Cat
• Ariah Perez – Printmaking – Lady Justice
• Evangelina Wilterding – Painting – Addiction
Silver Key Award Recipients
• Hannah Betke – Portfolio (Art) – Game Day
• Nellie Clark – Design – To Make a Perfect Day
• Aiyanna Frizane – Printmaking – Women
• Emma Harwood – Digital Art – Morning Sun
• Emma Harwood – Drawing & Illustration – Unseen
• Addison Jezbera – Drawing & Illustration – A Box of Memories
• Dawson Kreycik – Printmaking – Screen Printing
• Isabel Kurz – Painting – Teenage Still Life
• Maddison Martin – Drawing & Illustration – Avenger
• Madison Mather – Portfolio (Art) – Self Identities
• Madison Mather – Printmaking – Joan of Arc
• Madison Mather – Printmaking – Play the Game
• Madison Mather – Printmaking – Watchful Eyes
• Cameron McClellen – Painting – Late Night Sushi
• Lyza McCracken – Digital Art – Patchwork Identity
• Fletcher Neubauer – Drawing & Illustration – Self-Portrait
• Rowan Ostrander – Drawing & Illustration – Pen & Ink
• Chadlynn Robinson – Printmaking – Breathe
• Chadlynn Robinson – Design – Mamma Duck Mamma Duck
• Lena Meyer – Ceramics – The Pump
Honorable Mention Recipients
Bailey Axtell – Drawing & Illustration – Gucci
Abbie Bausch – Drawing & Illustration – Your Portrait
Hannah Betke – Design – Record Broken
Hannah Betke – Design – All Conference
Eleanor Bokenkamp – Digital Art – Abstract Adventure
Eleanor Bokenkamp – Drawing & Illustration – Strawberry Field Forever
Kaylee Edmunds – Drawing & Illustration – In Every Lifetime
Bianca Glenn – Drawing & Illustration – Portrait
Benedict Griebel – Digital Art – Cybernetic Harmony
MaKaila Hagan – Printmaking – Personal Growth
Isaac Hooton – Drawing & Illustration – Self-Portrait
Addison Jezbera – Drawing & Illustration – A Single Daisy
Addison Jezbera – Drawing & Illustration – Lost and Found
Addison Jezbera – Drawing & Illustration – Quiet Solitude
Addison Jezbera – Drawing & Illustration – Shopping Cart
Mariah Kaslon – Digital Art – Chimney Rock
Mariah Kaslon – Digital Art – A Colorful Feeling
Dawson Kreycik – Design – A Fire With No Light Book Cover
Mia Lindstrom – Drawing & Illustration – Grandpa Danny and Me
Lily Lindsey – Design – The Halloween Trickster
Maddison Martin – Printmaking – Illuminate Me
Maddison Martin – Mixed Media – A Broken View Within
Madison Mather – Drawing & Illustration – A Summer’s Sunday
Madison Mather – Mixed Media – Embracing Oneself
Kinley Mercer – Digital Art – Travel Poster
Everett Methe – Digital Art – Childhood Figurative
Lena Meyer – Sculpture – Top
Linda Nterful – Painting – Concealed
Linda Nterful – Painting – Fated Catharsis
Linda Nterful – Drawing & Illustration – Ndulue
Rowan Ostrander – Painting – Surrealism Painting
Nova Reed – Painting – In the Garden
Chadlynn Robinson – Drawing & Illustration – Chloe
Chadlynn Robinson – Printmaking – Insight
Chadlynn Robinson – Painting – Treasure
Ryanne Schneider – Mixed Media – Blooming Eyes
Rhelynn Schriner – Digital Art – Galveston Beach, Texas
Teagan Thomas – Mixed Media – Consolations
Kaylee Bowman – Ceramics – Blossoming Change
Kaylee Bowman – Ceramics – Strained in the Garden
Corey Fields – Ceramics – Touch of Freedom
Ella Kozera – Ceramics – Water Skis
Isabella Kurz – Ceramics – Ode to the Stunningly Damaged
Nellie Clark – Ceramics – Praying Mechanical Mantis
Gabriella Chavarria – Ceramics – The Swing
Writing Awards
Silver Key Award Recipients
• Gage Townsend – Flash Fiction – The Birthday Cake
• Gage Townsend – Science Fiction & Fantasy – A Letter To The Plastic Soldiers
Honorable Mention Recipients
• Gage Townsend – Science Fiction & Fantasy – To Have a Little Fun
• Gage Townsend – Short Story – Convergence
• Gage Townsend – Science Fiction & Fantasy – What I am, What am I?
• Gage Townsend – Flash Fiction – The Powerful Powerless
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is one of the most prestigious recognition programs for creative students across the nation. Gold Key winners are eligible for national adjudication, with results announced later in the spring.