Students form Manlius Pebble Hill School in DeWitt recently won more than 50 awards in this year’s Scholastic Art & Writing competition. The awards are the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for students in grades 7 through 12.

MPH was the eighth most awarded school overall, in a competition that included thousands of pieces of art (5,560 this year) submitted by hundreds of student artists, representing nearly 90 area schools. Artwork is judged by professional artists and educators from the region.

This year, a record 1,885 works in 19 categories were recognized. Winners were announced at an awards ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 11, at Onondaga Community College. These works will be on exhibit through March 2 at OCC’s Whitney Applied Technology Center.

This year’s MPH awardees are:

Special Recognition:

Top Photography Portfolio: This represents the one student whose photography portfolio is deemed best of all the photography portfolios

• Harry Chen – Portfolio – Flame Valley

Top Painting: This represents the one student whose painting is deemed best of all the high school paintings

• Ennis Yu- Painting – Grief

Syracuse Cultural Workers Award: This award recognizes art and design that furthers social justice work

• Ennis Yu – Portfolio – Injustice

Portfolio Awards: Recognizes a body of eight pieces from a senior’s high school art and design career

• Ennis Yu – Gold Key Visual Art Portfolio – Injustice
• Sarah Smith – Gold Key Photography Portfolio – Intimacy
• Sarah Smith – Gold Key Art Portfolio – Milk
• Harry Chen – Gold Key Photography Portfolio – Flame Valley

Gold Key:  Represents the top 10 percent of entries and will move on to compete at the national level

• Ennis Yu – Painting – Hands Up! Eyes Closed
• Ennis Yu – Painting – Grief
• Sarah Smith – Photography Intimacy #7
• Sarah Smith – Design – Merak Makeup Company Ads
• Madeline Roberts – Painting – Reality
• Autumn Kerr – Photography – Loosen Up
• Autumn Kerr – Photography – Collapse

vAutumn Kerr Photography – Beyond the Veil

• Iris Fan – Photography – Men
• Harry Chen – Photography – Flame Valley #1
• Harry Chen – Photography – Flame Valley #8
• Andrew Benincasa – Photography – Van and Sky

Silver Key

• Natalie Storie – Digital Art – Trapped
• Nathan Sonnenfeld – Photography – Moher Cliffs
• Sarah Smith –  Photography – Intimacy #8
• Sarah Smith – Photography – In Your Hands
• Sarah Smith – Photography – Float
• Sarah Smith – Sculpture – Cup and Chalice
• Angelina Shenandoah – Drawing and Illustration  – My Colorful Friend
• Madeline Roberts – Painting – Candy Coated
• Lyla O’Hara – Painting – Pursuit of happiness
• Jack Murray – Mixed Media – Clock Man Rides the Subway
• Jack Murray – Mixed Media – Clock Man Goes to the City
• Liz Li – Drawing and Illustration – Women and Gloral
• Autumn Kerr – Photography – Sink
• Autumn Kerr – Mixed Media – Displaced
• Iris Fan – Photography – Yacks
• Harry Chen – Photography – Flame Valley #2
• Harry Chen – Photography – Flame Valley #3
• Harry Chen – Photography – Flame Valley #4
• Harry Chen – Photography – Flame Valley #5

Honorable Mention

• Abigail Hinshaw – Painting – Alter Ego
• Olyvia Brundin – Painting – Alter Ego
• Ennis Yu – Photography – Housework
• Ennis Yu – Drawing and Illustration – Damon Station, Chicago
• James Wildhack – Digital Art – Bird
• Andrew Warren – Digital Art – Untitled
• Nathan Sonnenfeld – Photography – House Work
• Sarah Smith – Photography – Intimacy #1
• Sarah Smith – Photography – Curves
• Angelina Shenandoah – Photography – Coming Through
• Ben Rudnick – Drawing and Illustration  – Mosh Pit
• Jack Murray – Mixed Media – Clock Man
• Grace Montas – Drawing and Illustration  – Crystals
• Emilia Hafner – Photography- Flower of Life
• Emilia Hafner – Photography – Eyes of a Flower
• Andrew Benincasa – Photography – Rain