Twenty-seven Hutchison students were recognized with Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards for their beautiful artwork.
Chloe Warner ’25 received a Gold Key and the Senior Division Drawing Award for this piece.
Kate Connell ’25 earned a Gold Key for her portfolio on childhood nostalgia.
Chloe Warner ’25 won a Gold Key for her portfolio involving artwork with veils.
Hannah Dunlap ’25 was awarded a Gold Key in Drawing & Illustration.
Olivia Evans ’25 received a Gold Key in Drawing & Illustration.
Angela He ’25 earned a Gold Key in Sculpture.
In Mixed Media, Maren Levy ’26 won a Gold Key.
Hannah Pollard ’25 was awarded a Gold Key in Sculpture.
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Hutchison Girls Win Big at 2025 Regional Scholastic Art Awards
Hutchison girls won 53 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards this year, with 8 Gold Keys, 18 Silver Keys, and 27 Honorable Mentions.
We’re reminded of the remarkable talent of our artists every day, but it’s even more exciting when their work earns recognition from professionals. With 53 awards, Hutchison led all other independent schools in the regional competition.
The Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards is an annual juried student art contest representing students from over 100 schools in East Arkansas, West Tennessee, and North Mississippi. This competition offers the girls a chance to compete on a regional and national level and be recognized for their talent and creativity. It also offers the public a glimpse into the consistent quality of work produced by Hutchison’s visual art department.
We also want to celebrate the professional artists who work with our girls daily. They foster a classroom environment that nurtures creativity while helping students build confidence, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Gold Key Winners
Kate Connell ’25: Portfolio
Hannah Dunlap ’25: Drawing & Illustration
Olivia Evans ’25: Drawing & Illustration
Angela He ’25: Sculpture
Angela also won two Gold Keys for work created outside of Hutchison. Her sculpture Playtime earned Senior Division Second Place.
Maren Levy ’26: Mixed Media
Hannah Pollard ’25: Sculpture
Chloe Warner ’25: One in Portfolio and One in Drawing & Illustration
Take the Veil received the Senior Division Drawing Award
Silver Key Winners
Macie Carr ’25: Drawing & Illustration
Anna Chiozza ’26: Two in Mixed Media
Kate Connell ’25: Sculpture
Olivia Evans ’25: Portfolio
Angela He ’25: Two in Sculpture
Maggie Miller ’26: Two in Drawing & Illustration
Garner Monroe ’25: Two in Architecture & Industrial Design and Two in Mixed Media
Yilin Pan ’28: Drawing & Illustration
Maya Pentecost ’26: Painting
Hadley Rhett ’26: Drawing & Illustration
Acelynn Saisuphaluck ’28: Digital Art
Molly Wondries ’26: Drawing & Illustration
Honorable Mention Winners
Elizabeth Adams ’26: Sculpture
Anne Tyler Bartusch ’26: Drawing & Illustration
Ellye Carpenter ’25: Sculpture
Macie Carr ’25: Drawing & Illustration
Anna Chiozza ’26: One in Mixed Media and One in Painting
Kate Connell ’25: Sculpture
Hannah Dunlap ’25: Five in Drawing & Illustration
Nellie Keras ’26: Painting
Isabella Klimo ’25: One in Portfolio and One in Sculpture
Olivia Landess ’26: Mixed Media
Taylor McAdams ’26: Drawing & Illustration
Garner Monroe ’25: Mixed Media
Lila Murphey ’25: Two in Drawing & Illustration
Yilin Pan ’28: Drawing & Illustration
In addition, Yilin earned an Honorable Mention in Drawing & Illustration and an Honorable Mention in Painting for work created outside of Hutchison.
Sara Kate Ratton ’25: Mixed Media
Acelynn Saisuphaluck ’28: Two in Drawing & Illustration and One in Painting
Sammye Kate Selecman ’26: Painting
Lucy Wilson ’27: Painting
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art will exhibit Gold Key-winning artwork from January 24 through February 23 and host an awards ceremony for Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention winners on Friday, February 7.
Caroline Orr ’12 has built a unique career that merges her love for art with business acumen. After working at Sotheby’s, she now works as an art services specialist at Bank of America, where she helps collectors navigate the art market with strategic advice.
Hutchison Now highlights graduates early in their careers who embody how a Hutchison education can lead anywhere you can imagine. We spoke with Caroline Kyle ’15, a software engineer for Walmart Global Tech in Bentonville, Arkansas.
As part of a State of Tennessee initiative, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development recognized how Hutchison has made a difference in local and state communities for over 100 years.
Tyler Jones ’25 hasn’t had the easiest journey. After a long road to recovery from a knee injury, she worked even harder and signed to play Division I basketball for the University of New Mexico.
Hutchison Now highlights graduates early in their careers who embody how a Hutchison education can lead anywhere you can imagine. We spoke with Meagan Thornton ’12, the lead pharmacist at CaryRx, a digital pharmacy based in Washington, D.C., that provides access to pharmaceutical services online.
On WREG’s “Live at 9,” Dr. Ring, Hailey Litzsey ’25, and Malie Youngblood ’28 exemplified our mission of empowering girls to become confident leaders who know how to use their voices effectively.
If you have ovaries, you can learn a lot from spending time with Vanessa Ross, CNM, MSCP, Class of 1991. Let’s say hormones are wreaking havoc with your life and your doctor dismisses the symptoms with “it’s all in your head.” According to Ross, you should respond with: “Yes. You’re right. My brain is literally changing, and my body is reacting. My symptoms are real.”
The youngest American to orbit the Earth and a St. Jude physician assistant and cancer survivor spoke with our fourth and fifth graders after they read her memoir.
For her myExperience capstone project, part of the Institute for Responsible Citizenship, Millie Malone ’25 held a voter registration drive where a representative from the League of Women Voters assisted our girls in registering.
Parents heard from Eraina Schauss, Ph.D., one of the nation’s leading experts in the field of pediatric mental health, about the evidence that supports Hutchison’s new cell phone policy.
Hutchison Now highlights graduates early in their careers who embody how a Hutchison education can lead anywhere you can imagine. We spoke with Elizabeth Gonda ’16, a care manager at Healthfirst based out of New York who serves over 130 people and helps them with healthcare.