Smithsonian Portrait Gallery Teen Portrait Competition
Mickey Mann attends the opening reception for the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery Teen Portrait Competition. Â Last Spring, Mickey won the national contest with her entry. Â This year, she and her mother were able to fly to Washington D.C. to celebrate her accomplishment.
Scholastic Art and Writing Competition, hosted by “F Magazine”,
Two Stellar students were awarded prizes; Sawyer Smith-Vail for Poetry (1st) and for Writing (3rd) and, Maya Huebner for Art (3rd). Â This is a prestigious competition, hosted by Scholastic for several decades, and this part is state-wide. Â (Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath and Truman Capote were former winners.)
Novel Excerpt
Third Place
Sawyer S-V, 7th grade, Steller Secondary  School  “The Weapon Called Fear”
Poetry
First Place
Sawyer S-V, 7th grade, Steller Secondary  School – “Doing”
ART
Honorable Mention
Maya H, 12th grade, Steller Secondary  School –  “Wood Frog” Cottonwood Bark Carving
Third Place
Maya H, 12th grade, Steller Secondary  School – “Boulevard of Broken Shoes”
ASD Student Art Work at the Museum
If you haven’t seen the student art work currently at the Anchorage Museum, you still can! Â It will continue through Sunday April 7.