The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers 2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. Just recently dozens of our students’ art was submitted to this prestigious competition. 30 works of art from DGS students have been awarded! This includes 11 Honorable Mentions, 10 Silver Keys, and 9 Gold Keys - the highest honor. This is an incredible accomplishment! Congratulations to all of our student artists. A slideshow of all of the works of art can be found by following this LINK
The winners are as follows:
| Alexi | Newsome | Kidnapped | Gold Key | Drawing & Illustration |
| Brenda | Perez | The Grounding of Music | Gold Key | Drawing & Illustration |
| Annie | White | Sisters, Not Twins | Gold Key | Jewelry |
| Vanja | Bogdanovic | Bad Habit | Gold Key | Photography |
| Vanja | Bogdanovic | Pulling Away | Gold Key | Photography |
| Laura | Jordan | Peaceful Wishing | Gold Key | Photography |
| Catherine | Liceaga | Num Bun | Gold Key | Photography |
| Sophia | Martincic | You Wish You Were This Cool | Gold Key | Photography |
| Jalen | Reed | Through the Veil | Gold Key | Photography |
| Maya | Kolakowski | Street Music | Honorable Mention | Ceramics & Glass |
| Lindsay | Spear | Under The Sea | Honorable Mention | Ceramics & Glass |
| Sophia | Martincic | Tivoli Bowl | Honorable Mention | Digital Art |
| Lily | Sylvester | Overwhelmed | Honorable Mention | Digital Art |
| Laura | Jordan | Duality of Emotion | Honorable Mention | Drawing & Illustration |
| Hannah | Tolomeo | A True Facade | Honorable Mention | Drawing & Illustration |
| Hannah | Tolomeo | Nature's Melody | Honorable Mention | Drawing & Illustration |
| Vanja | Bogdanovic | Portal of Hostility | Honorable Mention | Photography |
| Zuzia | Cebulski | Saying Goodbye to the Past | Honorable Mention | Photography |
| Andrew | chavez | Money Power Glory | Honorable Mention | Photography |
| Martyn | Halashchuk | Glance into Prosperity | Honorable Mention | Photography |
| Sophia | Martincic | He Yawns | Honorable Mention | Photography |
| Addison | Bryant | Oui Time | Silver Key | Ceramics & Glass |
| Hannah | Tolomeo | The World Rotation | Silver Key | Painting |
| Vanja | Bogdanovic | Effect of Addiction | Silver Key | Photography |
| Aidan | Decastro | Read Between the Lines | Silver Key | Photography |
| Deven | DeNava | Modesto | Silver Key | Photography |
| Martyn | Halashchuk | Stillness of Speed | Silver Key | Photography |
| Tsegereda | Melkie | Growth | Silver Key | Photography |
| Raina | Murphy | Roll the Dice | Silver Key | Photography |
| Corey | Urban | Loud Serenity | Silver Key | Photography |
