Students across the district are constantly expressing themselves through breathtaking artwork and soul-touching pieces of writing, some of which were recognized at the state level this year.
PSD students earned 25 state-level 2026 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards through the Colorado Art Awards this year, across individual achievements and portfolios. These include:
- Lucy Stapf, Fort Collins High School, won 3 individual Gold awards and 1 Gold portfolio award
- Sierra Wheeler, Fort Collins High School, named best in Grade 11,1 individual Gold award, and 1 honorable mention
- Megan Barber, Fort Collins High School, named American Vision nominee and won 1 individual Gold award
- Steph Ridgeway, Fort Collins High School, 1 individual Gold award
- Norah Abdo, Fort Collins High School, 1 portfolio Silver award
- Molly Margenau, Fort Collins High School, 1 portfolio Gold award
- Wade Faulkner, Rocky Mountain High School, 1 individual Gold award
- Mark Olenick, Rocky Mountain High School, 1 portfolio Gold award
- Alta Clayton, Fossil Ridge High School, 1 individual Silver award
- Bell Zietz, Fossil Ridge High School, 1 individual honorable mention
- Ethan Boggs, Poudre High School, 1 individual Silver award
- Quentin Metcalf, Poudre High School, 1 individual Gold award, 2 individual Silver awards, and 1 honorable mention
- Owen Mills, Poudre High School, 1 individual Silver award
The Golden Key winners in this group are all automatically nominated for national awards as well.
“The creative work of our PSD students always moves me because I know it comes straight from the hearts of our amazing kids,” said Superintendent Brian Kingsley. “Congratulations to these incredible students, and thank you for sharing such personal work with all of us.”
More information on the shows and exhibits for the winning artwork can be found on the Colorado Art Awards Website by clicking on the following link!