L-S Artists Win 2025-2026 Awards

Mar 2 2026

Sixteen LSHS artists won a total of 27 awards at this year's Lancaster County Young Artists show. Their work will be on display at the Lancaster County Museum of Art from 3/6 - 4/19. Congratulations!

a group of 11 LCYA award winners posed in an art room

Sixteen LSHS artists received LCYA recognition this year: Front Row: Pax Kortright, Gabriella Ramos, Savannah Minnich, Providence Magras, and Madison Webb. Back Row: Phallyn Cornish, Sunna Ruhl, Merin Kauffman, Emma Jennings, Penny Bowman, and Victoria Swangel. Not Pictured: Alexia Almanza, Barrett Kurau, Stephanie Valle Ramos, Charlotte Semple, and Kelsey Spaulding

The Lampeter-Strasburg School District Art Department is pleased to announce this year’s art awards: These outstanding works will be on exhibit at the Lancaster Museum of Art from March 6 - April 19th.

Portfolio Awards

Ceramics by Madison Webb and mixed media art by Merin Kauffman

LCYA Gold Awards from our portfolio award winners: Iron Urchin Rattle by Madison Webb, Eve: Trash Face by Merin Kauffman, and Adoration by Merin Kauffman

Senior Madison Webb is the winner of Red Raven Art Company’s Mitch Lyons Clay Scholarship. As the winner of this award, Maddie will have an emerging artist ceramic show at the gallery this summer.

Senior Merin Kauffman received a Scholastic Silver Award for her mixed media portfolio.

Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

Gold LCYA winning work from Sunna Ruhl, Savanna Minnich, and Gabi Ramos

LCYA Gold Award Winners (clockwise from top left): When I See Her by Sunna Ruhl, Soda Fired Cup, by Savanna Minnich, Dream Wedding by Gabriella Ramos, and Summer Nights by Gabriella Ramos

Gold Awards (7)

• Madison Webb - Ceramics

• Savanna Minnich - Ceramics

• Merin Kauffman - Sculpture (2)

• Gabriella Ramos - Ceramics (2)

• Sunna Ruhl - Painting

Silver Awards (6)

• Merin Kauffman - (3) Ceramics, Printmaking and Photography

• Gabriella Ramos - Ceramics

• Emma Jennings - Painting

• Alexia Almanza - Painting

Honorable Mentions (14)

• Victoria Swangel - Ceramics

• Barrett Kurau - Ceramics

• Penny Bowman - Ceramics (2)

• Providence Magras - Ceramics

• Stephanie Valle Ramos - Ceramics

• Charlotte Semple - Ceramics

• Gabriella Ramos - Ceramics

• Madison Webb - Ceramics

• Kelsey Spaulding - Industrial Design

• Phallyn Cornish - Mixed Media

• Pax Kortright - Painting

• Merin Kauffman - Photography

• Madison Webb - Printmaking