Whiz Kid: Colin Budd

Pine-Richland Patch features a Whiz Kid every week to honor individual kids, teens and youth groups who wow us with their accomplishments. 

Name: Colin Budd

Grade:  12th

School: Pine-Richland High School

Accomplishment: Winning multiple awards in this year's Regional Scholastic Art Competition. His award-winning artwork was displayed in an exhibit called "Visionary Instincts" at La Roche College's Cantellops Gallery in the Zappala College Center.

Key to Awesomeness: Colin earned one of only five American Vision Best of Show awards in Allegheny County as well as a Gold Key award.

Gold Key winners move on to national competition in New York. In all Budd earned two Gold Key awards, three Silver Key awards and six Honorable Mentions.

"The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers ... identifies teenagers with exceptional artistic and literary talent and brings their remarkable work to a national audience through The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards," according to the alliance's website.

"The awards have an impressive legacy dating back to 1923 and a noteworthy roster of past winners including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford and Joyce Carol Oates."

We want to hear about the amazing children and teens in the Pine-Richland community. Send us your nominations by writing in the comment box below or email cindy.micco@patch.com. We need the name of the child, age, school, accomplishment and key to awesomeness.