Lincoln-Way West Student Receives National Art Award

NEW LENOX, IL — Jenna Davis, a junior at Lincoln-Way West, was recently recognized with a Gold Medal Scholastic Award at the national level for one of her photographs, the district said in a release.

This year, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers saw more than 80,000 students submit nearly 230,000 works of art and writing to the 2020 Scholastic Competition, the district said. Jenna's photograph, titled “Vulnerability,” was one of only 2,000 works to receive a National Medal, which places her within the top 1 percent of all submissions.

"We are so proud of Jenna and excited that she has been recognized with such a prestigious award. Only 2,000 works received national recognition and about half of those were given the top Gold Medal Awards, so that speaks even more to Jenna's talent and hard work," Phil Labriola, Art Department Chair, said in a release.