Mustang Artists at the 2021 Chicagoland Scholastics Exhibition

The Fine Arts Department at South High School in Downers Grove is pleased to announce the results of the judging from the 2021 Chicagoland Area Regional Scholastic Art Awards held at Downers Grove North High School.  695 student artists representing 109 arts educators submitted 1,739 works for adjudication.  475 total works were honored with recognitions. South High School visual artists merited 27 awards, including 5 Gold Key Awards, 7Silver Key Awards, and 15 Honorable Mention Awards. 

While COVID-19 necessitates  a virtual exhibition, the honor for students to be recognized through the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is untarnished. The amazing display of student creativity is a testament to the wonderful art teaching that is happening in District 99.  

Art teachers from both North and South High School play an important role in putting the exhibition together.  “We are exceedingly proud of both the process followed by our student artists, and, of the products they all create.” said Glenn Williams, Fine Arts Department Chairman at South High.  “Scholastic Art Awards represent a high point of artistic achievement for a high school Visual Artist.”  "We also congratulate our visual art faculty for mentoring these students through the artistic process and for their spirit of professional volunteerism in all that they do to make this experience possible for students all around the Chicagoland Region. " For more information about DGS Visual Art, contact Glenn Williams at gwilliams@csd99.org.

To view a virtual gallery of all South High award winning Scholastic student work, 

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GOLD KEY AWARDS (5)

Pamela Amaya-Regino (Drawing and Illustration) Loud Silence

Ashley DeAnda (Photography) no direction

Samantha Groseth (Art Portfolio) Uninhabited Melancholy

Samantha Groseth (Digital Art) Childhood Trauma

Alexis Pragides (Digital Art) Numb Online

SILVER KEY AWARDS (7)

Ashley DeAnda (Photography) Bones

Kayla Jordan (Photography) Light Through a Doorway

Katie McGuire (Mixed Media) Metamorph

Alexis Pragides (Drawing and Illustration) Worn and Done

Alexis Pragides (Painting) Rigged

Estee Raceala (Photography) I See You

Justine Young (Drawing and Illustration) Artist Expertise

HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS (15)

Pamela Amaya-Regino (Mixed Media) Ghost

Ashley DeAnda (Photography) Manos

Corina Karling (Drawing and Illustration) Equal Share

Corina Karling (Digital Art) The Teenage Artist is Dead on their Notebook Paper

Zach McGrath (Digital Art) Bean Suit

Katie McGuire (Mixed Media) Waiting for Color

Allie Murphy (Photography) My Grandpa's Plane

Katie Novotny (Photography) Passing By

Laila Simmons (Photography) The Light Hangs Over My Mom

Maximus Soja (Photography) Autumn

Sarah Weigel (Photography) Beauty in Nature

Sarah Weigel (Photography) We Are All Related

Carly Zubrzycki (Photography) Road To Recovery

Carly Zubrzycki (Photography) Bloom

Carly Zubrzycki  (Photography) Perfect Victim

Downers Grove Music Club Scholarships for Seniors

The Downers Grove Music Club will present a $1,000 College Music Award to at least one student enrolled in Band, Choir or Orchestra in District 99. Award recipients will be selected based on the merit of their musical accomplishments, as described on the application form, and the quality of the musical performance provided on the video recording portion of the application.  The goal of these awards is to recognize and reward those students who have worked very hard in their musical pursuits and have achieved a high level of accomplishment as a musician.

Seniors may apply for one of the two possible College Music Awards ($1,000 each).  The link to this award page on the Downers Grove Music Club website is DGMC College Music Award.

Who Is Eligible?
Any District 99 high school band, choir or orchestra senior, who will be graduating during the this academic year and who will be attending college in the fall of 2020, is eligible to apply.

How Can I Apply?
The application must be completed and submitted, along with a performance video recording, as directed on the submission website, by April 1, 2021.  Award recipients will be chosen only from among the applications received by the deadline date.

All entries must be DATE/TIME STAMPED by the deadline date of April 1, 2021 to be eligible for review.

Questions should be sent to:  musiced@downersgrovemusicclub.org.

Downers Grove Music Club Rising Stars Scholarship

$400 Awards for Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors in Music

The Downers Grove Music Club will present multiple $400 Rising Stars Music Awards.  Awards are given to students enrolled in the District 99 high schools in the areas of Band, Choir or Orchestra.  Award recipients are selected based on the merit of their musical accomplishments, as described on the application form and the quality of the musical performance provided on the recording portion of the application. The goal of these awards is to recognize and reward those students who have worked very hard in their musical pursuits and have achieved a high level of accomplishment as a musician.

Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors may apply for one of the multiple Rising Stars Awards ($400 each).  The link to this award page on the Downers Grove Music Club website is DGMC Rising Stars Music Award.

Who Is Eligible?
Any  District 99 high school band, choir or orchestra student, currently in his/her freshmen, sophomore or junior year, pursuing a musical educational experience during the summer in which tuition is charged, is eligible to apply for a Rising Stars Award. Pianists may apply in the musical category with which they are affiliated.
 

Award recipients are required to perform the following year at the DGMC Rising Stars program, which will be a virtual event in 2021.

How Can I Apply?
The application, and submission of performance video, must be completed online.

All entries must be DATE/TIME STAMPED by the deadline date of April 1, 2021 to be eligible for review.

Questions should be sent to:  musiced@downersgrovemusicclub.org.

DGS Alum and Student Teacher Featured in CBDNA Virtual Halftime Show

 

South High School alum Jake Burrows and current student teacher Mr. Matthew Welch were part of the National Championship Football Game Halftime.  The College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) sponsored a virtual halftime performance of Beyonce's "End of Time" featuring 1,500 musicians from 200 schools located in 45 States and Puerto Rico.

ENJOY THIS VIDEO - congrats to Jake and Mr. Welch!