The Scholastic Art Awards is the largest and longest running competition for junior and high school students in our country.
Over the years, the competition has gotten more selective and more prestigious as the students work hard to be selected. There are three levels of awards: Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention. The Gold Key winners will be sent to compete at the national level in New York City. Recognition at the national level will usually bring many scholarship offers as well as tremendous honors.
Artwork from all three levels will be hung for an impressive public exhibition in the Warner Gallery at the South Bend Museum of Art in the Century Center from January 30th to February 27th. The award presentation was held on February 7th, for the winners and their families, in the Bendix Theater.
Gold Key Winners of Penn:
| Student | Category | Teacher |
| Deniz Arikan | Photography | A. Verzatt |
| Joseph Emery | Sculpture | B. McKenchnie |
| Jack Hollowell | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Bryce Holt | Drawing | B. Miller |
| Abby Jones * | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Bobbie Mammolenti * | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Michaela Palicki | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Courtney Seigel | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Ashley Szumski * | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Akane Tokusumi | Drawing | B. Miller |
| Breyanne Urbin | Printmaking | B. Miller |
| Austin White | Digital | B. Dunham |
Silver Key Winners of Penn:
| Student | Category | Teacher |
| Deniz Arikan | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Sid Clark | Sculpture | B. McKechnie |
| James Darr | Sculpture | B. Brown |
| Amerlia Frasier | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Isabella Gianesi | Design | A. Verzatt |
| Kira Goudy | Drawing | B. Miller |
| Mackenzie Griman | Sculpture | B. Hope |
| Miranda Hans | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Jack Hollowell * | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Matt Rzeszutko | Printmaking | B. Miller |
| Emily Latham | Sculpture | B. McKchnie |
| Courtney Seigel | Digital | B. Dunham |
| Eric Spaargaren | Design | A. Verzatt |
| Madeline Strintz * | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Sabrina Thayer | Design | A. Verzatt |
| Madason Whittaker | Printmaking | B. Miller |
| Kacey Wood | Photography | B. Dunham |
Honorable Mention Students at Penn:
| Student | Category | Teacher |
| Olivia Adam | Design | A. Verzatt |
| Mariah Anderson | Mixed Media | B. Miller |
| Mckenzie Blankenbaker | Drawing | B. Miller |
| Emma Daggy | Mixed Media | B. Miller |
| Sydney DeMeyer | Sculpture | B. McKechnie |
| Brianna Edgerly | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Payton Holland | Sculpture | B. McKchnie |
| Bryce Holt | Printmaking | B. Miller |
| Mic Hughes (Senior) | Sculpture | B. McKchnie |
| Emmi Meyer | Design | A. Verzatt |
| Lacey Milcherska | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Eliana Peterson | Drawing | B. Miller |
| Jason Reinoehl | Drawing | B. Miller |
| Emily Schultz | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Taylor Sharpe | Photography | B. Dunham |
| Leigha Sparrow | Mixed Media | B. Miller |
| Sabrina Thayer | Design | A. Verzatt |
| Akane Tokusumi | Printmaking | B. Miller |
| Noemi Toroczkai | Printmaking | B. Miller |
| Katie Turner * | Photography/ Design | A. Verzatt/ B. Dunham |
| Emily Wennerstrom | Drawing | B. Miller |
* Student won multiple awards
Melinda Kiner 
Diego Sotelo Gonzalez 
Marie Roach