Stephanie Woodbury '22 won a Gold Key in Fashion for "Protective Crown"
Ella Luter '22 won a Gold Key and Jewelry Award for "Our Botanical Life and Death"
Lillie Hollabaugh '22 won a Gold Key in Photography for "Painted"
Isabella Smith '22 won a Gold Key in Photography for "Vast"
Callie Hutton '23 won a Gold Key in Drawing and Illustration for "Crystalline"
Angela Jacobs '23 won a Gold Key in Printmaking for "Coloring Contest"
Parks Renovich '23 won a Gold Key in Mixed Media for "Italy Living"
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Hutchison Girls Win Big at 2022 Regional Scholastic Art Awards
Hutchison girls won 31 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards this year, with 7 Gold Keys, 5 Silver Keys, and 19 Honorable Mentions.
Once again, our girls were recognized for their incredible talent in the visual arts. With 31 awards, Hutchison led all other independent schools in the regional competition.
Congratulations are also in order for the professional working artists who work with our girls each day. They foster a classroom environment that inspires students to express their creativity and strengthen their confidence, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
The Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards offers the girls a chance to compete on a regional and potentially national level. It is an opportunity for them to be recognized for their talent and creativity. It is also a way for the public to see the level of work that is produced consistently by Hutchison’s visual art department.
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art will exhibit Gold Key winning artwork through February 20 and host an awards ceremony for Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention winners on Saturday, February 19.
Gold Key Winners
Lillie Hollabaugh '22: Photography
Callie Hutton ’23: Drawing & Illustration
Angela Jacobs ’23: Printmaking
Ella Luter ’22: Jewelry
Jewelry Award for Our Botanical Life and Death
Parks Renovich ’23: Mixed Media
Isabella Smith ’22: Photography
Stephanie Woodbury ’22: Fashion
Silver Key Winners
Betsy Grimes ’22: Digital Art
Camille Mattingly ’22: Ceramics & Glass
Kristin Nunn ’22: Drawing & Illustration
Isabella Smith ’22: Photography
Katie Wiener ’22: Art Portfolio
Honorable Mention Winners
Caroline Campbell ’25: Photography
Betsy Grimes ’22: Drawing & Illustration
Addie Halliday ’23: Printmaking
Callie Hutton ’23: Two in Drawing & Illustration
Angela Jacobs ’23: Printmaking
Ella Luter ’22: Four in Mixed Media, One in Art Portfolio, and One in Fashion
Garner Monroe ’25: Drawing & Illustration
Parks Renovich ’23: Mixed Media
Isabella Smith ’22: One in Photography and One in Art Portfolio
Dakota Shelton ’21, who is studying political science and Latin American studies at Tulane University, is spending the fall semester in Chile after receiving a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.
Hutchison Now highlights recent graduates early in their careers who embody how a Hutchison education can lead anywhere you can imagine. We spoke with Brittany-Rae Gregory Rivers ’08, Communications Director for Next Century Cities in Washington, D.C.
About four minutes into her 2017 TEDx talk, Dr. Lauren Pharr Parks ’02 jokes that if you’re ever on a bad first date, you might reference her TED talk and likely never have to worry about the potential suitor giving you another call. It’s not because her talk isn’t interesting. After all, it has nearly a million and a half views on TED.com.
A collection of plein-air oil paintings by Sally Hughes Smith ’64 is on display at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens through October 1. Smith credits Hutchison with inspiring her to become an artist.
“I always had a sense that I was meant to be an attorney. It was like a calling I had at a young age,” said Noor Obaji ’10. “It was kind of an idea that my parents put in my head when I was younger. They said, ‘Oh, you’re really good at arguing,’ which is a nice way of saying that I was argumentative and opinionated.”
Elizabeth Austin ’20, a junior at Middlebury College in Vermont, has been selected for a Udall Foundation Scholarship. She will receive a $7,000 grant to focus on her research in the emerging field of conservation paleontology.
Rising juniors and seniors who are part of four myExperience cohorts in Hutchison's Institute for Responsible Citizenship – global civic engagement, entrepreneurship, STEM, and art and design – explored their respective fields of study on trips to New York and Boston.
The 15-year student and recent recipient of the Ideal Hutchison Girl Award credits Hutchison for providing opportunities for her to delve deeper into her interests and helping her become a strong student and creative innovator.
The National Merit Finalist and 15-year student has distinguished herself by pursuing challenging academic opportunities in math and science and following her various interests along the way. She credits Hutchison for fostering her intellectual curiosity and love of learning.
Fifteen-year student and National Merit Commended Student Brooke Fair ’23 is an award-winning singer-songwriter who has released an album, an EP, and several singles all before graduating high school. This talented artist also is a dedicated student whose music accomplishments have come while achieving academic success.
Fifteen-year student Emmy Walton ’23 has put her heart into becoming a rocket scientist one day. After developing her interests in science and math through various STEM opportunities at Hutchison, she will follow her dreams at one of the nation’s top schools for engineering, Purdue University.
The National Merit Finalist was challenged by Hutchison’s various academic and extracurricular activities. From the tennis court to the courtroom to the classroom, Sarah is a well-rounded, hardworking Hutchison student who lives up to the school’s mission of inspiring girls to go anywhere they can imagine.
Eve-Elyse Hall ’23 has been known for setting up her teammates on the volleyball court throughout an excellent high school career. Now she’s setting herself up for a bright future after choosing to sign to play volleyball at Asbury University in Kentucky.