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The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are the nation’s longest-running, largest, most prestigious recognition program for creative teenagers in the United States. The awards are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a non-profit whose mission is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent. Entries are selected for awards without knowledge of the participant’s gender, age, ethnicity, or hometown by some of the foremost leaders in the visual and literary arts.
Congratulations to the following students, who were recognized for their writing at the state level:
Gold Key
- Caroline Ewald ‘27 - “Detour” (Flash Fiction)
Silver Key
- Lyrra Bland-Piontek ‘28 - “Never Let You Go” (Flash Fiction)
Honorable Mention
- Arianna Adarme ‘28 - “Please (Spell)” (Flash Fiction)
- Corby Coughlin ‘26 - “Identity Crisis” (Personal Essay/Memoir)
- Grace Goodman ‘27 - “Bulgakov's ‘The Master and Margarita’ as a Response to Stalinist Policy” (Critical Essay)
- Sophie Horwitz ‘28 - “From Birth Till Death” (Speculative Fiction)
- Elizabeth Ouimet ‘29 - “Prologue: The FIght” (Novel)
- Gabby Zhang ‘26 - “Low Dose” (Speculative Fiction)
Congratulations to the following students, who were recognized for their artwork at the state level:
Gold Key
- Grace Goodman ‘27 - “Don’t Talk to Me About Matisse”
- Gabby Zhang ‘26 - “Looking Inward” (Portfolio)
- Gabby Zhang ‘26 - Book Design
- Gabby Zhang ‘26 - “Between Us”
- Gabby Zhang ‘26 - “Second Skin”
Silver Key
- Abby Hirsch ‘27 - “Supper with Friends”
- Abby Hirsch ‘27 - “Summer Affliction”
- Gabby Zhang ‘26 - “Split”
Honorable Mention
- Caroline Burns ‘26 - “House Study”
- Caroline Burns ‘26 - “Butterfly Study”
- Abby Hirsch ‘27 - “Rosemary”
- Abby Hirsch ‘27 - “First Dance”
- Gabby Zhang ‘26 - “Gallop in Frames”
- Gabby Zhang ‘26 - “Containment”
- Gabby Zhang ‘26 - “Perfume Design”
Congratulations to Gabby Zhang ‘26 who was recognized at the national level for her artwork, "Second Skin." As a Gold Medalist recipient, she is invited to the National Ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York City this June.
Abby Hirsch ‘27 - “Summer Affliction”
Caroline Burns ‘26 - “House Study”
Grace Goodman ‘27 - “Don’t Talk to Me About Matisse”
Gabby Zhang ‘26 - “Second Skin”