Thirty-two Hutchison students were recognized with 57 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards for their beautiful artwork.
Laura Grace Stafford ’23 received a Gold Key in Fashion for “Ethereal.” She also won the Fashion Award and the Senior Personal Vision Award.
Emmy Walton ’23 won a Gold Key in Drawing and Illustration for “The HeART of Music, Track 1,” and her overall portfolio won a Gold Key.
Addie Halliday ’23 was awarded a Gold Key in Ceramics and Glass and Senior Division First Place for “Eye of the Hurricane.”
For “Darkness and Light in Myself,” Elizabeth Soefker ’24 received a Gold Key and the Senior Division Drawing Award.
Loralei Forgette ’23 won a Gold Key in Mixed Media for “decaying lungs.”
Mary Grove Gilbert ’23 was awarded a Gold Key in Drawing and Illustration for “Distorted Mary Grove.”
Angela Jacobs ’23 received a Gold Key in Printmaking for “Brand New Wheels.”
Hannah Pollard ’25 won a Gold Key in Printmaking for “I Want to Be Tall.”
Angela He ’25 was awarded a Gold Key in Drawing and Illustration for “By the Pool.”
For “Exodus,” Angela He ’25 received a Gold Key in Sculpture.
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Hutchison Girls Win Big at 2023 Regional Scholastic Art Awards
Hutchison girls won 57 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards this year, with 11 Gold Keys, 15 Silver Keys, and 31 Honorable Mentions. Several students also won special awards for their work.
Hutchison upper school girls were recognized by the Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards for their incredible talent in the visual arts. With 57 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 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.
Gold Key Winners
Loralei Forgette ’23: Mixed Media
Mary Grove Gilbert ’23: Drawing & Illustration
Addie Halliday ’23: Ceramics & Glass
Senior Division First Place for Eye of the Hurricane
Angela He ’25: One in Drawing & Illustration and One in Sculpture
Angela Jacobs ’23: Printmaking
Hannah Pollard ’25: Printmaking
Elizabeth Soefker ’24: Drawing & Illustration
Senior Divison Drawing Award for Darkness and Light in Myself
Laura Grace Stafford ’23: Fashion
Fashion Award and Senior Personal Vision Award for Ethereal
Emmy Walton ’23: One in Art Portfolio and One in Drawing & Illustration
Silver Key Winners
Alex Beard ’23: Painting
Kate Connell ’25: Drawing & Illustration
Ella Dobbs ’24: Drawing & Illustration
Lilli Eggers ’23: Drawing & Illustration
Angela He ’25: Two in Sculpture
Callie Hutton ’23: Drawing & Illustration
Angela Jacobs ’23: Painting
Katherine Luter ’23: Drawing & Illustration
Blair Mellone ’24: Drawing & Illustration
Aggie Muller ’23: Drawing & Illustration
Emmy Walton ’23: Drawing & Illustration
Lily Wilson ’23: Jewelry
Nailah Woods ’25: Drawing & Illustration
Kate Wunderlich ’23: Drawing & Illustration
Honorable Mention Winners
Macie Carr ’25: Drawing & Illustration
Ella Colvett ’25: Drawing & Illustration
Kate Connell ’25: Drawing & Illustration
Lauren Dukes ’24: Drawing & Illustration
Mary Grove Gilbert ’23: Mixed Media
Addie Halliday ’23: Two in Printmaking and One in Art Portfolio
Angela He ’25: Drawing & Illustration
Callie Hutton ’23: Two in Drawing & Illustration and One in Art Portfolio
Angela Jacobs ’23: Two in Printmaking and One in Painting
Nyla Johnson ’23: Ceramics & Glass
Mary Johnston ’23: Jewelry
Isabella Klimo ’25: Drawing & Illustration
Harper Loyd ’25: Drawing & Illustration
Katherine Luter ’23: One in Drawing & Illustration and One in Art Portfolio
Aggie Muller ’23: Art Portfolio
Parks Renovich ’23: Two in Mixed Media
Meriel Rowland ’24: Drawing & Illustration
Laura Grace Stafford ’23: One in Drawing & Illustration and One in Mixed Media
Mary Ross Whipple ’24: Drawing & Illustration
Bailey Wiener ’24: One in Fashion and One in Ceramics & Glass
J’oules Williams ’24: Drawing & Illustration
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art will exhibit Gold Key winning artwork from January 20 through February 19 and host an awards ceremony for Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention winners on Saturday, February 11.
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.
Hutchison world language students participated in the 2023 U of M Language Fair, sponsored by The University of Memphis Department of World Languages and Literatures. Demonstrating their knowledge of Spanish and Chinese, Hutchison had a total of 21 students win awards at the fair.
Note to the State of Tennessee: If you want to get legislation passed, put Hutchison girls in charge! Seventeen juniors wrote and presented six bills at the YMCA Youth in Government conference in Nashville. All of the bills made it onto the Senate and House dockets, and one was signed into law.
JK girls aren’t scared of these bones! They were fearless and loved being scientists as they took a closer look at the animal bone collection of Lauren Pharr Parks ’02, alumna and mom to Patty Mae ’36.
Seven upper school students will participate in high-intensity summer programs in subjects including computational physics, international studies, and visual arts at universities across the state.