Scholastic Art & Writing Winners
Aurora Central High School Scholastics Art and Writing Competition Winners
Posted on 01/20/2026
The Visual Arts team is incredibly proud to announce that several talented students from Aurora Central High School and Charles Burrell Visual and Performing Arts have been recognized with prestigious awards from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards!
This is a massive achievement! Their work stood out among thousands of entries, showcasing the immense creativity, technical skill, and unique voices right here in our community.
The list of winners include:
Aurora Central High School Scholastics Art and Writing Competition Winners (listed in photo above)
- Nakaiah Bolden - received an honorable mention for their photography piece titled "Hope"
- Kairi Briggs - received an honorable mention for their photography piece titled "In The City"
- Melany Gutierrez - received an honorable mention for their photography piece titled "Ambush Bug Destroys Bee"
- Deyanira Montoya - received a gold key for their photography piece titled "The Typical Teen"
- Joselyn Montoya - received a silver key for their photography piece titled "Refreshed"
- Ayelen Morales - received a gold key for their photography piece titled "Display on Bella"
- Ayelen Morales - received a gold key for their photography piece titled "Sunflower Drops"
- Aaron Murillo Meza - received an honorable mention for their jewelry piece titled "Shot Fired"
Charles Burrell Visual and Performing Arts Campus Scholastics Art and Writing Competition Winners (listed in photo at right)
- Maria Jose Nino - received a gold key for their experimental photography piece titled "plumas (feathers)"
- Maria Jose Nino - received an honorable mention for their photography piece titled "pequeno explorador"
- Maria Jose Nino - received an honorable mention for their printmaking piece titled "dia de velitas (day of the candles)"
- Maria Jose Nino - received a silver key for their experimental photography piece titled "lo que soy (what I am)"
- Jessica Alvarado Campos - received a Gold Key for their Ceramics and Glass piece titled "Delicate Bane"
- Jessica Alvarado Campos - received a Gold Key for their Ceramics and Glass piece titled "For Absence"
- Jessica Alvarado Campos - received a Silver Key for their Ceramics and Glass piece titled "Quotidian Warfare"
- Jessica Alvarado Campos - received a Silver Key for their Ceramics and Glass piece titled "Moribund Hope"
- Jessica Alvarado Campos - received a Silver Key for their Jewelry piece titled "Absolvement"
- Zavia Hill - received an honorable mention for their Digital Painting, Drawing and Collage piece titled "A Silent Solitary"
- Natalie Trippany - received an honorable mention for their Photography piece titled "Glimmering Lamp"
- Jasmine Webster - received an honorable mention for their Illustration piece titled "Where ever you go, I'll Follow"
- Jasmine Webster - received an honorable mention for their Mixed Media piece titled "Death Pacified"