Bay Village Schools Announce Scholastic Art + Writing Awards Winners

BHS Scholastic Award Winners from left to right: Amelia Bohac (1 Gold Key in Writing), Emelia Ullom (4 Gold Keys in Art), Emily Wander (1 Silver Key in Art), and Laila Florentino (1 Gold Key in Art)

36 BHS students won 60 awards in the 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. 22 were Gold Keys, 14 Silver Keys & 24 Honorable Mentions. Senior Emilia Ullom won 4 Gold Keys in Art and is an American Visions Nominee, one of only 5 nominees in the Greater Cleveland region!

Bay Village Schools Announces Scholastic Art Awards Winners

Bay High School is proud to announce that 22 students received 39 awards in the 2023 Scholastic Art Awards. Of these recognitions, 17 were Gold Key awards, 11 were Silver Key awards and 11 were Honorable Mentions. The Gold Key award is the highest honor of distinction in this competition.

Annie McMerrell, Junior, “True Colors”, Painting, Gold Key

Gold Key Winners: Junior Gianna Crimaldi received a Gold Key in the Photography category; Junior Laila Florentino received a Gold Key in the Photography category; Junior Mallory Fry received a Gold Key in the Painting category; Senior Emilia Gulley received a Gold Key in the Sculpture category; Freshman Martin Hausler received two Gold Keys in the Painting category and one Gold Key in the Drawing & Illustration category; Junior Danielle Lentes received a Gold Key in the Painting category; Sophomore Olivia McIntire received a Gold Key in the Sculpture category; Junior Annie McMerrell received a Gold Key in the Painting category; Freshman Sebastian Sabre received two Gold Keys in the Photography category; Senior Larson Toil received a Gold Key in the Photography category; and Senior Emilia Ullom received three Gold Keys in the Painting category and one Gold Key in the Art Portfolio category, and Emilia is one of only five students in the Greater Cleveland Region nominated for an American Visions award.

These submissions were entered into the competition by Bay High School Art Department faculty members Thomas Schemrich, Dept. Chair; Greg Hildebrandt; Grace Outcalt; and Dr. Kristen Srsen Kenny (teacher in the English Dept.).

“The amount of talent within this group is exceptional,” said Thomas Schemrich, Chairperson of the Bay High School Art Department. “I have no doubt that many of these students will go on to successfully pursue art careers in college and beyond.”

Faculty from Cleveland Institute of Art served as judges for this annual competition. Below is a complete list of Bay High School’s award-winning students. For more information on the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, visit this website.

: Olivia McIntire, Sophomore, “Depression”, Sculpture, Gold Key

: Emilia Gulley, Senior, “Father’s Plane”, Sculpture, Gold Key

Laila Florentino, Junior, “where’d all the time go?” Photography, Gold Key

PHOTOGRAPHY SUBMISSIONS

Katie Bly, Junior, “Nature Oasis”, Photography, Honorable Mention
Gianna Crimaldi, Junior, “Afternoon Reading”, Photography, Gold Key
Laila Florentino, Junior, “where’d all the time go?”, Photography, Gold Key
Emilia Gulley, Senior, “Playing Dress Up”, Photography, Silver Key
Sebastian Sabre, Freshman, “Shut Out”, Photography, Gold Key
Sebastian Sabre, Freshman, “Long Days”, Photography, Gold Key
Larson Toil, Senior, “Fish Skin”, Photography, Gold Key
Emily Wander, Junior, “Disorder”, Photography, Silver Key
Grady Wisniowski, Sophomore, “Fractured”, Photography, Honorable Mention

PRINTMAKING SUBMISSIONS

Charlotte Forsyth, Senior, “Mind, Body and Spirit”, Printmaking, Honorable Mention

ART PORTFOLIO SUBMISSIONS

Charlotte Forsyth, Senior, “Exploration into Identity”, Art Portfolio, Honorable Mention
Emilia Ullom, Senior, “the earth burns around her”, Art Portfolio, Gold Key

FASHION SUBMISSIONS

Charlotte Forsyth, Senior, “Drum Bag”, Fashion, Silver Key

COMIC ART SUBMISSIONS

Charlotte Forsyth, Senior, “You Deserve Better”, Comic Art, Silver Key

PAINTING SUBMISSIONS

Mallory Fry, Junior, “Dog in Thought”, Painting, Gold Key
Emilia Gulley, Senior, “Nemo”, Painting, Silver Key
Martin Hausler, Freshman, “Maximus Decimus”, Painting, Gold Key
Martin Hausler, Freshman, “Dionaea’s Parasites”, Painting, Gold Key
Madeline Josie, Senior, “ADHD”, Painting, Honorable Mention
Danielle Lentes, Junior, “Peace in Isolation”, Painting, Gold Key
Annie McMerrell, Junior, “True Colors”, Painting, Gold Key
Emilia Ullom, Senior, “Bahama Star”, Painting, Gold Key
Emilia Ullom, Senior, “Emerald Scales”, Painting, Gold Key
Emilia Ullom, Senior, “Rosie”, Painting, Gold Key, **And American Visions Nominee

SCULPTURE SUBMISSIONS

Emilia Gulley, Senior, “Father’s Plane”, Sculpture, Gold Key
Emilia Gulley, Senior, “Hope for the Future”, Sculpture, Silver Key
Olivia McIntire, Sophomore, “Depression”, Sculpture, Gold Key
Gwynn Miller, Sophomore, “Mayet”, Sculpture, Honorable Mention
Quinn Ryniak, Junior, “M.I.K.E.”, Sculpture, Silver Key
Quinn Ryniak, Junior, “Head In The Clouds”, Sculpture, Silver Key
Kai Weaver, Senior, “Your Imagination”, Sculpture, Honorable Mention

MIXED MEDIA SUBMISSIONS

Emilia Gulley, Senior, “Heaven on Earth”, Mixed Media, Silver Key
Anthony Rocco, Junior, “The Holder, ‘E-RAY-SIP’”, Mixed Media, Silver Key

DRAWING & ILLUSTRATION SUBMISSIONS

Martin Hausler, Freshman, “Midnight”, Drawing & Illustration, Gold Key
Madeline Leek, Junior, “Figure Drawing”, Drawing & Illustration, Honorable Mention
Madeline Leek, Junior, “Joy”, Drawing & Illustration, Honorable Mention
Emilia Ullom, Senior, “Crinkle”, Drawing & Painting, Honorable Mention

CERAMICS & GLASS SUBMISSIONS

Sarina Poling, Senior, “Coiled from Coral”, Ceramics & Glass, Silver Key

FILM & ANIMATION SUBMISSIONS

Emilia Ullom, Senior, “An Unexpected Party”, Film & Animation, Honorable Mention

Bay Village Schools Announces Scholastic Writing Awards Winners

Bay High School is proud to announce that 14 students received 21 awards in the 2023 Scholastic Writing Awards. Of these recognitions, five were Gold Key awards, three were Silver Key awards and 13 were Honorable Mentions. The Gold Key award is the highest honor of distinction in this competition.

Gold Key Winners: Senior Amelia Bohac received a Gold Key in the Personal Essay & Memoir category; Senior Isabella Fusco received a Gold Key in the Poetry category; Junior Aaron Ingraham received a Gold Key in the Personal Essay & Memoir category; Senior Charlotte Reising received a Gold Key in the Personal Essay & Memoir category; and Junior Faith Teutschbein received a Gold Key in the Poetry category.

These submissions were entered into the competition by Bay High School English Department faculty members Erin Beirne and Dr. Kristen Srsen Kenney.

“We are very proud of these students and their teachers for their hard work. The Scholastic Awards are a fantastic showcase for the talent and creativity of our students,” said Dr. Beatriz Bishop, Chairperson of the Bay High School English Department.

PERSONAL ESSAY & MEMOIR SUBMISSIONS

Amelia Bohac, Senior, “The Fabric of my Being”, Personal Essay & Memoir, Gold Key
Aaron Ingraham, Junior, “Her”, Personal Essay & Memoir, Gold Key
Charlotte Reising, Senior, “The Snowman”, Personal Essay & Memoir, Gold Key
Julia Barber, Junior, “Letters Not Outlived”, Personal Essay & Memoir, Honorable Mention
Caitlyn Hartzell, Senior, “Around the Dinner Table”, Personal Essay & Memoir, Honorable Mention
Faith Teutschbein, Junior, “Ripples”, Personal Essay & Memoir, Silver Key

POETRY SUBMISSIONS

Fenwig Beatty, Junior, “Everything”, Poetry, Honorable Mention
Fenwig Beatty, Junior, “Top Surgery”, Poetry, Honorable Mention
Isabella Fusco, Senior, “As The Days Go By”, Poetry, Gold Key
Jillian Jaroszewicz, Junior, “13 Ways to Look at Grief”, Poetry, Honorable Mention
Jillian Jaroszewicz, Junior, “Where’d All the Time Go?”, Poetry, Honorable Mention
Jack Oster, Senior, “Killing Time”, Poetry, Honorable Mention
Evelyn Ray, Junior, “this path we follow”, Poetry, Honorable Mention
Evelyn Ray, Junior, “What I Wish I Could Ask You”, Poetry, Silver Key
Anthony Rocco, Junior, “Now I’m Drawing”, Poetry, Honorable Mention
Kaylin Rosler, Junior, “I See You”, Poetry, Honorable Mention
Kaylin Rosler, Junior, “Damp Hours”, Poetry, Honorable Mention
Kaylin Rosler, Junior, “Complex Color”, Poetry, Silver Key
Faith Teutschbein, Junior, “Eulogy to the Girls Who Grew Up Too Fast”, Poetry, Gold Key
Faith Teutschbein, Junior, “Floating”, Poetry, Honorable Mention