Young Artists Gallery awards handed out

Cris Serrano, a writer attending South Miami Senior High enjoyed the annual Young Artists Gallery which premiered at the Coconut Grove Woman's Club on Friday.

Winners were:

Tania Weiss, Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High - Korth Family Foundation Scholarship ($2500)

Athena Santan-Nisely, South Miami Senior High - The Clair-Frances Whitehurst Memorial Scholarship ($2100)

Toni Shelly, Coral Reef Senior High - Coconut Grove Bank Scholarship ($1000)

Guadalupe Cao, Coral Reef Senior High - Joyce Pippo Memorial Scholarship ($500)

Awards of Merit ($50 each):

Gabriela Fernandez, Doral Performing Arts and Entertaniment
Tatiana Martinez, Coral Reef Senior High
Montana Ligman, Coral Reef Senior High
Juan Ospina, South Miami Senior High
Kiana Delgado, South Miami Senior High
Emely Perez, Mater Academy Charter Middle
Sophia Mulet, Zelda Glazer Middle School
Tristen Rivera, South Miami Senior High
Adriana Verzura, Michael M. Krop Sr High
Alberto Horta, John A. Ferguson Senior High

Johara Castro has been accepted by the New Hampshire Institute of Art with a $2800 college scholarship.

Kiana Delgado with Award of Merit next to Lina Duque, event Chair.

MarleneErven, Woman's Club president; Monty Trainer,-Lina Duque, Anne MacDonald-Korth and Emily MacDonald-Korth.

Sophia Mulet, Award of Merit winner.

Stephanie Vasquez, 12th Grade, Hialeah Senior High.

Tristen Rivera, Award of Merit winner.

Photos by Rafael Gutierrez