Through the awards, students receive opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication and scholarships. Students across America submitted nearly 350,000 original works this year in 29 different categories of art and writing. A student of HBHA’s art instructor, Kelly Reichman, Hennick’s honors were:
• Regional Gold Key Award, Painting “Urban Forest”
• Regional Gold Key Award, Drawing and Illustration “Down Time”
• Regional Gold Key Award, Drawing and Illustration “Self Portrait”
• Regional Gold Key Award, Mixed Media “Manga and Me”
• Regional Honorable Mention, Printmaking “Pensive”
• National Silver Medal Award, Drawing and Illustration “Self Portrait”
River is the daughter of Elizabeth Hennick and Mark Hennick