L-W West student earns gold medal in national contest

A junior at Lincoln-Way West High School in New Lenox placed within the top 1% of all submissions in a national contest.

Jenna Davis earned a gold medal in a 2020 Scholastic competition for her photograph entitled ‘Vulnerability.’

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers saw more than 80,000 students submit nearly 230,000 works of art and writing to the 2020 Scholastic Competition, a news release from Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 said.

The competition began in 1923 and is open to teens across the U.S.

Only 2,000 works, or 1% of works submitted, received a national medal.

“So that speaks even more to Jenna’s talent and hard work,” Phil Labriola, art department chair for District 210 said in a news release from the school district.

Five students in Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 competed in the 2021 Scholastic Art Competition.

The Scholastic Art Show is the most recognized and prestigious high school art exhibition in the nation.

In the region that includes District 210, 46 area schools submitted 1,739 works of art with only 475 pieces awarded and accepted into the show, a news release from the district said.