This year, Liberty High School photography students received 31 Keys and 22 Honorable Mentions in the Mid Hudson Regional Scholastic Art competition. The Mid Hudson Regional division reaches far into Poughkeepsie and parts of Westchester as well as Sullivan and Ulster County.

Works that earn Gold Keys are in the top 5% of works judged. Silver Keys are in the top 10%. Honorable Mentions are in the top 11% or 12%. Gold key winners will be adjudicated again for possible participation in the national competition.

The following students earned honors:

• Sebastian Yupanqui with two Gold and two Silver Keys

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  Allison Vasko with one Gold and five Silver Keys, three Honorable Mentions

• Jenifer Jadan with one Gold and one Silver Key
• Savannah Pagan with one Gold Key and three Honorable Mentions
• Rachel Yaun with four Silver Keys
• Owen Moore with three Silver Keys, one Honorable Mention
• Kaitlyn Bodolosky with one Silver Key and four Honorable Mentions
• Giuliana Wagner with three Silver Keys
• Angel Figueroa with two Silver Keys, two Honorable Mentions
• Leonel Malaga Ventura with one Silver key and three Honorable Mentions
• Quinn Allen with one Silver Key and two Honorable Mentions
• Lucio Ponce Vazquez with one Silver Key and one  Honorable Mention
• Carlos Cruz Garzon with one Silver Key and one Honorable Mention
• Kylie Fuller with one Silver Key
• Endya Alvarez with one Honorable Mention
• Naiara Piedy with one Honorable Mention

“Winning Scholastic Awards has given me a strong sense of accomplishment,” student Allison Vasko said. “It allows me to see that many people understand and value the work I create.”

The students’ works can be found here.

Students are now busy preparing the selected images for presentation at SUNY New Paltz for the Mid Hudson Regional Exhibition.

“I am honored to be part of this exhibition and overjoyed that my perspective resonated with others,” student Kaitlyn Bodolosky said. “I truly enjoy this event because it showcases diverse works of art, each reflecting unique viewpoints, which is what makes the show so amazing.”

The ceremony for the Key winners, open to all, will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at SUNY New Paltz followed by the opening of the show with refreshments. The exhibit will be open through March 2 in the Fine Arts Building Rotunda.