Numerous students earned awards in Mars Area School District’s 2025 Spring Art Show, held April 25 at Mars Area High School. Winners are as follows:
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCE ART
Drawing
First Place — sophomore Anya Ignatuk, “Self Portrait”
Second Place — senior Madalynn Balfour, “Grandma”
Third Place — senior Sami Mazurek, “Knock Knock, Who’s There? ORANGE”
Honorable Mention — senior Nina Takeuchi, “Self Portrait”
Honorable Mention — sophomore Anya Ignatuk, “Laying down for me”
Mixed Media
First Place — seniors Amelia Collins, “Do you know how much I love you?
Second Place — senior Vivien Miller, “SEPHORA HAUL!!!!!! TOP TEN PRODUCTS EYE RECOMMEND
FOR ETERNAL YOUTH ALL LINKS ARE AFFILIATE”
Third Place — senior Vivien Miller, “Be Not Afraid”
Honorable Mention — senior Camille Bird, “A Lovely Evening”
Painting
First Place — senior Alyssa Hipsky, “Indulgence”
Second Place — senior Ava Herbolich, “Young Jake”
Third Place — senior Maverick Hart, “All For You”
Honorable Mention — senior Ava Herbolich, “Big Brother”
Honorable Mention — senior Alyssa Hipsky, “Court of Ludomania”
3D
First Place — senior Maggie Lyker, “Incandescent Glow”
Second Place — senior Sami Mazurek, “Jester Ready to Fester”
Third Place — senior Sami Mazurek, “Descending Planters”
EXPLORATORY/FUNDAMENTALS
Drawing
First Place — senior Mya Lee, “I love it but I hate it”
Second Place — senior Maggie Suppo, “Sink or Swim”
Third Place — senior Dayton Schuckert, “Halo 2: Cairo Station”
Honorable Mention — sophomore Sophia Furman, “Snack Time”
Mixed Media
First Place — senior Maggie Suppo, “Not So Black And White”
Second Place — senior Isabella Ogline, “Meegan”
Third Place — junior Riko Takizawa, “Title”
Honorable Mention — sophomore Alejandra Bardullas-Portilla, “Title”
Painting
First Place — senior Dayton Schuckert, “Winter Joyride”
Second Place — freshman Alyson Mazurek, “Nostalgia”
Third Place — senior Maggie Suppo, “Still In The Water”
ALL AGES
Digital Art & Printmaking
First Place — senior Alyssa Hipsky, “Love in Summer’s Bloom”
Second Place — senior Vivien Miller, “Uhhh captain wtf is that”
Third Place — senior Nina Takeuchi, “Did you want to make a postcard about all this?”
Honorable Mention — senior Hannah Hodak, “Spirits Drawn”
Honorable Mention — senior Vivien Miller, “Sola”
Photography
First Place — senior Maggie Lyker, “The Prophet”
Second Place — senior Maverick Hart, “Frozen”
Third Place — junior Brody Slavicek, “Banco Popular”
Honorable Mention — sophomore Caroline Manning, “Orange Light”
Honorable Mention — senior Maggie Lyker, “Annabelle”
Senior Alyssa Hipsky received the Best in Show Award for her piece, “‘L’ Words.” Senior Nina Takeuchi was selected for the Robinson Purchase Prize for her work, “Shin-en 深淵 (Abyss).” Senior Hannah Hodak received the Viewer’ Choice Award for “Spirits Drawn.”