Student artists from Martin County High School earned 40 awards in the 2026 Regional Scholastic Art Awards for Region-at-Large South Art counties, including multiple Gold Key honors that advance to national competition.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards recognize creative excellence among students in grades 7–12 and are among the nation’s longest‑running and most prestigious arts competitions. Martin County High School students earned Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention awards across photography, drawing, painting, and digital art.
Six students received Gold Key Awards, the program’s highest regional honor, for outstanding work in photography and drawing. Gold Key recipients include Lily Carter, Sueanna Doris‑Capra, Charlotte Hannah, Ella Smith, Kaitlyn Sperco, and Sobner Termilus. Their work advances to the national Scholastic Art Awards competition, with national medalists to be announced in March 2026.
Congratulations to the following students:
Gold Key Award Winners
Photography
Lily Carter, Confidence
Sueanna Doris‑Capra, Warm Embrace
Charlotte Hannah, The Sun’s Golden Touch
Ella Smith, Birds of Prey; Tortoise; Owl
Sobner Termilus, Face of a Winner; Mad Junior
Drawing
Kaitlyn Sperco, Captured
Silver Key Award Winners
Photography
Lily Carter, Split Toast
Gianna Burgos, True Colors
Ean Ferreira Herman, Back Home
Taylor Gibson, Rhythm in the Water
Charlotte Hannah, Overgrown
Lilly Larsen, New Beginnings
Vanessa Roblero‑Chilel, Stress
Ella Smith, It Just Keeps Ticking; Free as a Bird; I Only See You
Sobner Termilus, Barcode
Honorable Mention Awards
Photography
Ashleymar Aranguren, Art; Filming
Taylor Gibson, Darkness Taking Over; My Eyes
Charlotte Hannah, Boots and Blossoms; The Church Bus
Lilly Larsen, Fresh Melon; Blanket; Rainy Days
Vanessa Roblero‑Chilel, Post Up
Ella Smith, Ashamed of Myself; Solitude; Climate Change
Sobner Termilus, Blocked Sunshine
Bella Valade, Movement
Painting
Kaitlyn Sperco, Oh the Places You’ll Go
Digital Painting
Bella Valade, Atlas; Taylor
Artwork from the award‑winning students can be viewed online here: 25-26 MCHS Scholastic Art Award Winners