Battle Ground Academy is proud to announce that several of our talented Middle and Upper School artists were recognized in the 2025 Middle Tennessee Scholastic Arts Competition. This prestigious regional competition, part of the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, celebrates outstanding artistic achievement across a variety of mediums.
Our students earned high honors, including 6 Gold Keys, 5 Silver Keys, and 13 Honorable Mentions across categories such as drawing, painting, photography, and mixed media. These accolades reflect the creativity, hard work, and dedication of our students and the guidance of their teachers.
Gold Key winners — Jimin Lee ’27, Albi Schofield ’25, Teague Kindred ’27, and Olivia Graddy ’29 — will now advance to the national level of the competition. Jimin Lee also received the American Vision Award, the highest honor in the regional competition, for her exceptional piece, "Overlook."
We are thrilled to see the artistic talents of our students recognized on such a significant platform and look forward to following their progress in the national competition.
Full List of Award Winners:
- Gold Key:
- Jimin Lee ’27 ("Overlook," "Sushi Oomoto," "For Them")
- Albi Schofield ’25 ("Tuning Out 2.0")
- Teague Kindred ’27 ("Sheltered in the Rush")
- Olivia Graddy ’29 ("Donut Painting")
- Silver Key:
- Weston Howard ’25 ("Graffiti Groove")
- Cassidy White ’26 ("Japhy")
- Albi Schofield ’25 ("Tuning Out")
- Sam Wright ’26 ("Seascape")
- Jimin Lee ’27 ("Practice Perfect")
- Honorable Mention:
- Anna Moser ’25 ("Bravery")
- Bella Covington ’25 ("Horrified Huck")
- Caroline Roeder ’25 ("Our Debt Is Settled")
- Weston Howard ’25 ("Sgraffiti")
- Cassidy White ’26 ("Nilesh")
- Gianna Ippolito ’27 ("Mandalay by Hammersley")
- Elena Miller ’27 ("Lindt Chocolate")
- Huck Paisley ’27 ("Woman in Green")
- Jimin Lee ’27 ("Harvest," "Monkey See, Monkey Do")
- Julia Evans ’27 ("I’m All In," "Zip It")
- Kate Winstead ’29 ("Campus Watercolor Painting")
Congratulations to all our student artists for representing BGA with excellence and creativity! Click here to view this year's award-winning works.