Fine Arts
VISUAL ARTS 1 Throughout the year, members of the Art Club shared their talents by painting murals on the windows along main hall. From a fall harvest, to a Christmas nativity, to a celebration of influential Black Americans, to a spring bouquet, their work has brought life to the halls! 1
Three Marian Catholic Fine Art/Visual Art students won 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens! Jurors look for works that exemplify the Awards’ core values: originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. Congratulations to Aaliyah Merrick '22 who received the Gold Key Award (the highest award) in Mixed Media for The Last Supper, a multi-media work depicting a modernized version of Jesus’s Last Supper, and Honorable Mention in the Comic Art category for her portfolio of Goalsetting! For Little Hands, selected from a book she is writing and designing; Jordan Perdue '22, who received two Gold Key Awards in Photography for Deceitful and My Multiple Faces, a self-portrait full color digital photograph; and Hana Kionisala, who received Honorable Mention in Art Portfolio for Fishmonger’s Perfection, a series of drawings, digital illustrations, and paintings.
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2 The Last Supper, Aaliyah Merrick Mixed Media Category, Gold Key 3 My Multiple Faces, Jordan Perdue Photography Category, Silver Key 4 Fishmonger’s Perfection, Hana Kyla Kionsiala Art Portfolio Category, Honorable Mention
SPEECH 5 The Speech Team welcomed a return to in-person competition with a stellar season! In addition to capturing third place at both the Richards Saturday Morning “Smackdown” and Lemont Regional, they hosted the Marian Catholic Speech Classic with over 300 students from 13 schools in the south suburbs in attendance. Final Round Results included first place finishes in Humorous Duet Acting ( J Van Beest '23 and Aaron Yock '23), Extemporaneous Speaking (Charlie Nichols '23) and Dramatic Interpretation (Mia Lockett '22). Mia’s performance of Keyboard Chronicles earned her a third place finish in Original Comedy at the IHSA State Finals.
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12 MARIAN MATTERS SPRING 2022
