Jefferson and Kennedy students earned 34 high honors in the 2025 Minnesota Scholastic Arts competition, the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious art recognition program for creative teens. Award-winning pieces included paintings, drawings, illustrations, photographs, digital art, sculptures, ceramics, jewelry, and fashion.

Album of Award-Winning Art

Gold Key

The highest honor is the Gold Key award, awarded to students displaying exceptional creativity, skill and vision. This year’s Gold Key award recipients are: 

Jefferson High School

• Addison Krieg, "Inanimate Existence"
• Delaney Mundt, "Melting"
• Indira Wobbema, "Grandma"
• Emma Obada, "Brewed Awakening" and "Escaping the Mind"

Kennedy High School

• Jada Miskell, "Distressed"
• Naomi Pacheco Vazquez, "Opposing Degrees"
• Audry Fortner, "Yuck."

Silver Key

Silver Key honorees demonstrate exceptional ability. This year's Silver Key award recipients are:

Jefferson High School

• Lucy Carlson, "Polybius the Haunted Arcade Machine"
• Freya Nafziger, "From the Quiet Corner"
• Juliana Arias, "Shadows and Silence" and "The Vault of Vision"
• Dillon Gotler, "Winter's Approach"

Kennedy High School

• Amy Alvarado Lazo, "Whispers of the Tides"

Honorable Mention

Honorable mentions are presented to artists whose work showed great skill and potential. Honorable mention recognition went to Jefferson’s Arias, Olive Burres, Mundt, Obada, and Ava Ziminske; and Kennedy’s Alvarado Lazo, Milo Anderson-Bazinet, Miranda Buhler, Angelica Contreras, Azrah Johnson, Dash Laaksonent, Emmannette Little, Altez Ostalaza, Payton Subak, and Natalia Villalobos Alvarado.