West Hartford Students Win Scholastic Art Awards

Six Kingswood Oxford students from West Hartford have been honored with Scholastic Arts Awards this year.

‘Far Away’ by Meghan Dalton won a Gold Key for Photography. Submitted

Submitted by Kingswood Oxford School

Six Kingswood Oxford students – all from West Hartford – have earned special distinction for their artwork in the statewide Scholastic Art Awards competition.

The student-artists will be honored at the 27th annual Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards Exhibit and Ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 31, at 2 p.m. at the University of Hartford’s Lincoln Theater. It is the largest juried student art exhibition in the state for students in grades 7-12.

The honored KO student-artists are:

Molly Baron ’19, daughter of Nancy and Marty Baron – Honorable Mention, Printmaking
Meghan Dalton ’17, daughter of Blair Fleming Dalton ’84 and Kevin Dalton – Gold Key, Photography
Carolyn McCusker ’17, daughter of Karen and Kevin McCusker – Gold Key, Drawing and Illustration

Mackenzie McDonald ’16, daughter of Wendy and Thomas McDonald – Honorable Mention, Photography
Vanessa Meikle ’20, daughter of Chelsea and Adam Meikle – Silver Key, Sculpture
Bonnie Steinberg ’17, daughter of Felice Heller and Michael Steinberg – Honorable Mention, Painting

The students’ artwork will be on display until Feb. 5.

The preeminent independent co-ed day school in Greater Hartford, Kingswood Oxford School is located just steps from Blue Back Square and West Hartford Center. Its 508 students come from 62 towns in CT and western MA, as well as China and South Korea.

Applications are still being accepted for September 2016 enrollment, but must be submitted by Feb. 1 for priority consideration. For more information or to arrange an interview and tour, contact the Admissions Office at 860-727-5000 or [email protected].