<p>WHEREAS: Congratulations to the CPSD students who brought home awards from the 2022-2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious award and recognition program to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talents; and</p>
<p>WHEREAS: Our students received 25 Gold Keys, 34 Silver Keys, and 46 Honorable Mentions; and </p>
<p>WHEREAS: The Gold Key winning artwork and portfolios are currently being judged in New York City for National Medals and there will be an exhibition of all Massachusetts Gold and Silver Key Award-winning work at Tufts University in March; and </p>
<p>WHEREAS: In 2022, students across America and Canada entered nearly 260,000 original works of art and writing; and</p>
<p>WHEREAS: Some alumni of the awards include Andy Warhol, Amanda Gorman, Richard Avedon, Cy Twombly, Ezra Jack Keats, Ken Burns, Stephen King, Sylvia Plath, John Updike, Red Grooms, Zak Posen, and many more great artists; and</p>
<p>WHEREAS: A special thank you to the CRLS Students who have created this excellent work and won the Awards and to the CRLS Educators for teaching and creating these opportunities for Cambridge Rindge and Latin students; and </p>
<p>WHEREAS: These students were supported by extraordinary CPSD writing and visual arts teachers; and</p>
<p>WHEREAS: The students’ artwork can be viewed <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/email-link.parentsquare.com/ls/click?upn=HU5K2q0Fz5ADTGboxPzOzX6ZZTyb7fOB1zkJlb5NLRemwbTUVEUbMeIPZwIi9PWvkQnTpFU5Pxc2dypl7VJY8cEjrP5lLeJ-2FHmrE82mKQpQT1MGVtc-2FUDdIDDPtPzAqYS2u3L9JYFoDqusLJRKdO5w-3D-3DsgF8_nFTBimvhkGo7qxxW3tebWfMrPKiV-2F8etj5Zu04aiiYXI3iNuhgfIC0ksnQIQm8xEpMY1qhUCYpxKBOHGxWEgjY0cEslxbAxprOC85uU2yl7PbztkVoEmjSMToFOvzYKdjOkax2OjaKoXaAn3Cp2zNXVF0tLbL-2FMdJjH0Gm16GyT9VUMBh9rt1rvR-2BScp5O-2BRZYIEZCM0ssrn3q9-2B8oHju36ND2Qc-2FXFOODeiCS-2BUOa2DsegRqHrGbni5nQNhUfCEx0Wvr4FzAzLlNKwyhNXtZw-3D-3D__;!!GolgDdAAPFHvrrz0!ZCuBI-h-JroDOtwUt6Yg3IAsdin6gYO0BtnVGUBZ6JUZ3llGRc3dQdKVffxtPsytdyFAp_yKLi-MNNXiTEBLW0n6d9vWnQ$">here</a>, the winners for the art award can be found <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uKcVw6ZyQC9uizB3Eb5lYcFrwG35wjTU/view">here</a>, and the list for the writing awards can be viewed <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BIKoEkupBR1aDrHoVMZuV1r_BVVUUtPa/view">here</a>; now, therefore, be it </p>
<p>RESOLVED: That the School Committee goes on record congratulating the students and teachers on this wonderful accomplishment.</p>