JJHS Underclassmen Awards 2024-2025
Visual Arts
Artistic Vision Award is given to students who continue to commit to the creative process and developing exceptional skill in their discipline.
Rising Artist Award in Drawing and Painting: Maggie Mendelson and Jameson Sandell
Rising Artist Award in Ceramics and Sculpture: Alexander Palacio and Hellen Dollar
Rising Artist Award in Photography and Filmmaking: Silvana Fiorilli
Rising Artist Award in Studio Projects: Kiersten (Kiki) Segal
The Rising Artist Award is given to students who engage in the studio habits of mind and are developing their skill and creativity within their discipline through practice and experimentation.
RIT Award for Art and Design: Silvana Fiorilli
Rising Artist Award: Brody Lynch and Hasti Shahdad
Performing Arts
Excellence in Acting: Adina Talenfeld and Kaitlyn Domoto
Excellence in Band Studies: Brooke Volpicella and Emma Iamiceli
Excellence in Orchestra Studies: Alexander Bond and Anna Gambelli
Excellence in Choral Studies: Mirabelle Wright and Samantha Sperling
Excellence in Music & History Theory: Lucia Yatsko and Cormac Lio
Excellence in Music Technology: Ayelet Greenspan, Oliver Schlecter, and James Bysshe
Excellence in Technical Theater: Calvin Wein
JJHS Underclassmen Awards 2023-2024
Visual Arts
Innovative Studio Practice Award is given to students whose work and process embraces the studio habits of mind, who continually push themselves to take risks, develop their skills and produce exceptional work.
Studio Innovation Award: Cade Schwark
Artistic Vision Award is given to students who continue to commit to the creative process and developing exceptional skill in their discipline.
Artistic Vision Award in Drawing and Painting: Memphis Bradford and Elena Orrill
Artistic Vision Award in Ceramics and Sculpture: Alexandra (Sasha) Popovic and Remi Aaron
Artistic Vision Award in Photography and Filmmaking: Mariel Weitsman
The Rising Artist Award is given to students who engage in the studio habits of mind and are developing their skill and creativity within their discipline through practice and experimentation.
Rising Artist Award in Drawing and Painting: Jameson Sandell
Rising Artist Award in Ceramics and Sculpture: Isabela Brazill-Almanzar
Rising Artist Award in Photography and Filmmaking: Silvana Fiorilli
Rising Artist Award in Studio Projects: Jack Reilly
Performing Arts
Excellence in Acting: Cade Schwark and Ayelet Greenspan
Excellence in Band Studies: Benjamin Swiderski and Brooke Volpicella
Excellence in Orchestra Studies: Alexander Bond and Matthew Cazacu
Excellence in Choral Studies: Sophia Cheng
Excellence in Music & History Theory: Sofia Savchenko and Elias Bermudez Leon
Excellence in Music Technology: Ayelet Greenspan, Oliver Schlecter, and Samuel Mango
Excellence in Technical Theater: Calvin Wein
Excellence in the Performing Arts: Oliver Pezone and Fenton Lio
Design
The Renzo Piano Architecture Award: William Poydar
The Brunelleschi Architecture Award: : Sofia Prelvukaj
The Jeanne Gang Architecture Award: Denis Zapson
