Fine Arts Awards

Many of our Fine Arts students have had the opportunity to share their talents with greater community. Talent, hard work, and dedication have earned the following students well-deserved recognition.

High School Awards

List of 5 items.

  • Band

  • Chorus

    2022-2023Wesleyan Advanced Chorus with Chamber Singers – Southern Star Music Festival Silver Ratings, and Excellent Rating, Large Group Performance Evaluation
  • Drama

    2022-2023Breakthrough AwardNorah Mukana- Dolly Levi (Hello Dolly)Longevity AwardPhilip Burns (Hello Dolly, Little Women)"In Bocca al Lupo" AwardFiona Callahan (Sleepy Hollow- cast; Hello Dolly- cast; Little Women- Stage Manager)Ghost Light AwardRJ Devlin (Hello Dolly, Little Women)Wolf Players Freedom Award (Senior Honors Day)Caroline Croley (Sleepy Hollow, Hello Dolly, Little Women)
  • Literary

    2022-2023
    Allison Reding - Region 3rd Place, Girls Solo
  • Visual Arts

    2022-2023
    Scholastic Art Awards
    Gold Key
    Elizabeth Tian '24 (2)

    Silver Key
    Junie Shin '24
    Kailey Zavitz '24
    Elizabeth Tian '24 (3)

    Honorable Mention
    Bekah Harshaw '23
    Nyaa Grant '23
    Junie Shin '24
    Elizabeth Tian '24

    GA High School Ceramics Symposium finalists
    Bekah Niemann '25
    Claire Wyatt '23
    Charley Jackson '25
    Ainsley Kane '23
    Liana Nketia-Gyasi '25
    Anna Sparks '23
    Trent Debow '23

    All State Art Symposium finalist
    Elizabeth Tian '24

    Atlanta High School School Art Exhibit
    3rd place- Elizabeth Tian '24
    Watercolor Society Lucy Award- Elizabeth Tian '24

    GISA Art Show Winners
    Middle School Drawing- 2nd place- Emily Chai '29
    Upper Elementary Painting- 1st place- Charlotte Taylor '31
    Upper Elementary Mixed Media – 2nd place- Harlan Morgan '31

Middle School Awards

List of 4 items.

  • Band

    2022-2023
    UGA Midfest Honor Band
    • Marta Coleman, 7th, clarinet
    • Anrai McCullough, 7th, alto saxophone
    • Max Balloon, 8th, trumpet
    • Riley Kate Beall, 8th, clarinet
    • Audrey Foster, 8th, horn
    • Holt Mack, 8th, trombone
    • Michelle Paik, 8th, flute
    • Geoffrey Zhu, 8th, bass clarinet
    First Year Honor Band
    • Erin Barker, 6th, euphonium
    • Allen Chen, 6th, flute
    • Colin Davis, 6th, alto saxophone
    • Will Jacobs, 6th, trumpet
    • Jaiden Logan, 6th, bass clarinet
    • Cam Peabody, 6th, tuba
    • Taylor Perez, 6th, clarinet
    • Caleb Shim, 6th, trumpet
    • Wesley Wu, 6th, trombone
    District 13 Honor Band
    • Marta Coleman, 7th, clarinet
    • Anrai McCullough, 7th, alto saxophone
    • Riley Kate Beall, 8th, clarinet
    • Audrey Foster, 8th, horn
    • Holt Mack, 8th, trombone
    • Michelle Paik, 8th, flute
    • Geoffrey Zhu, 8th, bass clarinet
    District 13 Honor Jazz Band
    • Anrai McCullough, 7th, alto saxophone
    All State Band
    • Anrai McCullough, 7th, alto saxophone
    • Michelle Paik, 8th, flute
    Southern Star Music Festival 2023
    • Sixth Grade Band, Gold Ratings
  • Chorus

    2022-2023
    Wesleyan 5th and 6th Grade Chorus – Southern Star Music Festival Gold Ratings, and Superior Rating, Large Group Performance Evaluation
    Wesleyan Advanced Chorus with Chamber Singers – Southern Star Music Festival Silver Ratings, and Excellent Rating, Large Group Performance Evaluation
    All-State Chorus – Ethan Devarapalli, ‘28
    6th Grade Statewide Chorus – Lydia Cerchiaro ’29, Nia Pandya ’29, Shannon Reding ’29, Andrew Yang ‘29
    District 13 Honor Chorus – Brooke Parkes ’27 and Angel Walker ‘27
  • Drama

    2022-2023
    Encore Award
    Angel Walker

    Take the Lead Award
    Jackson Stone

    Spotlight Award
    Wynn Smithson

    Downstage Center Award
    JD Masters
  • Visual Arts

    2022-2023
    Addison Kane '27 - 2023 Honor's Day 8th grade art award
    Cassie Lohr '29 - 2023 Honor's Day 6th grade art award2023 Visual Art Show AwardsTiffany Kim '29 - Leonardo DaVinci Award for Best DrawingGrace Li '27 - Rembrandt Award for Best PaintingAnsley Jamieson '27 - Michelangelo Award for Best SculptureLynleigh Nichols '29 - Robert Arneson Award for Best Ceramic PieceAddison Kane '27 - Picasso Award for Best Mixed Media PieceIsla Kim '28 - Hieronymus Bosch Award for Best Representation of JoyWilliam Anderson '28 - Manfred Mohr Award for Best Digital Art PiecePyper Merchant '27 - Viewer's Choice Best in Show 2DMargaret Moore '27 - Viewer’s Choice Best in Show 3D2023 GISA (GEORGIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION) Virtual Art Show WinnerEmily Chai '29 - Second place for "Memento Project: Stuffed Bunny"