Gothenburg Public Schools - Excellence is an Expectation

GHS Senior Ally Goad and sophomore Taylor Burge have received national attention for the artwork they have created. 

Ally's drawing, entitled "Experiment" received a Silver Key Award, recognizing her distinguished work demonstrating achievement at the regional level. Approximately 7-10% of regional submissions are recognized with Silver Key awards. 

Taylor's acrylic painting titled "Color Scheme Gradients" received Honorable Mention, recognizing her work that demonstrated creative potential. 

"This is a huge accomplishment as there were ore than 350,000 national submissions," said first-year GHS Art Instructor Samantha Janda.

 Ally and Taylor's art will be on display at the TAC Building in Omaha, NE from February 27 - March 31.

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their remarkable work to the world through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Awards give students opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. In 2022, students across the United States and Canada entered more than 260,000 original works in 28 different categories of art and writing.