Award Winning Art!

Diya Patel, a junior at Linn-Mar High School, has won a silver medal in the National Scholastic Art and Writing Contest.

Her entry, Reminiscence, is one of more than 260,000 works of art and writing that were submitted to the contest.

The works of two Linn-Mar student artists were selected for national judging in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

“If These Walls Could Talk” by Eysen Pollard and “Reminiscence” by Diya Patel received Gold Key Honors at Regional Competition. Six other Linn-Mar entries received Silver Key recognition another earned Honorable Mention.

The Scholastic Art and Writing 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.