Warsaw Community High School

WARSAW, IN - Students from Warsaw Community High School (WCHS) earned outstanding recognition in the 2026 regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, one of the nation’s most prestigious programs honoring creative teens. This year’s exhibition, hosted by the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, features work from 635 students across 87 schools in northern Indiana and northeast Ohio.

 

WCHS art students brought home 19 individual awards along with a Silver Key in the Senior Portfolio category, marking one of the school’s most successful years in the competition.

 

National-Level Distinction 

Senior Kora Rockwell received both a Gold Key and a prestigious American Visions Award nomination for her sculpture Murky (ceramics and glass). This honor places her artwork among the five best pieces in the entire region out of 2,270 entries. American Visions nominees advance to national adjudication and scholarship consideration through the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers in New York.

 

Gold Key Award Recipients

Armando Arizmendi

Anya Baumgardner

Oren Henn

Makenna Moore

Eleanor Nightingale

Izabella Patrick

Kora Rockwell

Michael Schenck

Kyra Schmidt

Makenna Schmidt

 

Silver Key Award Recipients

Piper Hagan

Stephanie Malagon

Izabella Patrick

Lillian Price

 

Honorable Mention Recipients

Anya Baumgardner

Patryck Bocianski

Talen Chivington

Emily Ramsey

Jeam Torres Vazquez

 

Senior Portfolio Honor

Senior Jeam Torres Vazquez earned a Silver Key for his AP Studio Art portfolio, an impressive distinction in one of the competition’s most selective categories.

 

Regional Gold Key winners now advance to national judging, where students compete for medals and more than $450,000 in scholarships. The exhibition at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art runs February 14-April 12, with an open house celebration on February 15.

 

“This level of recognition speaks to the talent, dedication and creative voice of our students,” Andy Tomasik, WCHS art teacher shared. “We are incredibly proud of how they represent Warsaw and the impact they are making through their art.”

 

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Photo Provided: Kora Rockwell’s Sculpture Entitled “Murky” (American Visions Award nominee)