What do “Enlarged Left Brain”, “Fraktured,” and “Rhino” have in common? They are all winning art in the 2009 Boston Globe Scholastic Art contest. While 343 schools entered the competition, Wayland Students excelled, bringing back buckets of awards.

Each art teacher submitted ten pieces of artwork from their classes. Each piece of artwork was judged on originality, technical proficiency, and emergence of a personal vision. Gold Keys are the highest honor offered. According to the rules, the winners portray “the highest levels of originality, technique and personal vision.” Silver Keys are also awarded and are given to “artwork demonstrating achievement worthy of recognition.” Honorable Mentions are given to “artwork demonstrating artistic potential.”

Will Bladon won a Gold Key for his drawing entitled, “Enlarged Left Brain.” Haley Sacra won two Gold Keys, one for a drawing piece entitled “Disco Ball”, and a mixed media piece entitled “Self Portrait.” Sacra said, “I was really excited after all the hard work that I did.”

As a senior, Nealy Stiles entered a portfolio of eight pieces of her work. That portfolio won a Gold Key, one of approximately 200 in the state. Her portfolio is going on a national competition. She also won a Silver Key for a mixed media piece entitled “Messy Garage,” and an Honorable Mention award for a mixed media piece entitled “Garden Party.” Jillian Zieff won a Silver Key for her drawing of “Self-Esteem.” Zieff pointed out, “It’s an honor because only so many people get chosen.”

Jade Donaldson won a Honorable Mention award for her drawing entitled “Fraktured.” Charlie D’Orlando won a Honorable Mention award for his untitled drawing. Alex Romania won three Honorable Mention awards for three mixed media pieces, “Tools,” “Rhino,” and “Summer Clutter.”

Ms. Armentano said she was proud of all the winners, and she said, “It is wonderful to see that students’ hard work has been recognized as some of the best examples in the state.”