STUDENTS WIN MEDALS IN NATIONAL ART
COMPETITION
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our Fox Chapel Area High School students
were recently named winners in The National
Scholastic Art Awards of 2017. Senior
Bryanna Urso received a Gold Medal for her
photograph, “Water Droplets,” and sophomore Sofia Porter
Bacon won a Gold Medal for her digital art, “How Aliens
Return the Cows They Abducted.” Additionally, senior
Elaina Graca won a Silver Medal for her photograph, “Tia
Ica,” and sophomore Paige Johnson won a Silver Medal for
her jewelry, “Gothic Bracelet.” Bryanna and Sofia and their
Fox Chapel Area teachers, Amy Wickman and Christine
Smith, have been invited to attend a ceremony at the world-
famous Carnegie Hall in New York City on June 8.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program continues to
be the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious educational
initiative supporting student achievement in the visual and
literary arts. This year, more than 330,000 works of art and
writing were submitted by students in grades 7-12 through
regional contests, and less than one percent were recognized
at the national level. Prior to being named national winners, all
four Fox Chapel Area students were named Gold Key winners
in the Pittsburgh Arts Region of The Scholastic Art Awards
of 2017. Gold Key works were then judged at the national
level by a panel of creative-industry experts. Approximately
2,500 students were selected as the most talented young artists
and writers in the nation by receiving national Gold or Silver
Medals.
STUDENTS SIGN TO PLAY SPORTS AT
COLLEGIATE LEVEL
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ox Chapel Area High School student
athletes recently signed and committed
to Division I, II, and III colleges
and universities. The students are:
Annamarie Alfery – Soccer – University
of Akron, Gabriella Badway – Basketball –
Students from the Class of 2017 who signed to play sports in college.
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Le Moyne College, Adam Cook – Cross
Country/Track – Allegheny College, Anthony
Cordaro – Golf – Lehigh University, Gary
Davis – Football – Westminster College, Deena
DeBaldo – Soccer – Duquesne University, John
Feczko – Football – Case Western Reserve
University, Jake Livingston – Basketball –
Denison University, Madeline Lucey – Soccer/
Track – Washington & Jefferson College,
Michael Mahon – Wrestling – Waynesburg
University, Megan McCrady – Lacrosse –
Georgetown University, Nicholas McRandal –
Baseball – Mercyhurst University, Maia Pauley
– Swimming – Pomona College, Jared Pegher
– Wrestling – Ohio University, Conner Romango
– Football – Bucknell University, Michael
Snowball – Soccer – Baldwin Wallace University,
Bryanna Urso – Soccer/Basketball – Allegheny
College, Dixon Veltri – Soccer – University of
North Carolina Wilmington, Alexandra Wessel –
Lacrosse – Oberlin College, Calle Zmenkowski –
Softball – University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg,
and Houruiyang Zong – Football – Case
Western Reserve University.