Student authors earn recognition for their poems, essays
by Freya Sachs, English department chair
Congratulations to four Gold Key winners and other High School students recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards received over 330,000 submissions nationwide — an impressive number. Our writers' works were sent to the Southeast Region at Large and judged against works from across the South. We are delighted to recognize our 12 students whose 16 pieces received awards at the regional level. The Gold Key work is being judged at the national level now. Please congratulate these talented writers:
Gold Key:
Camilla Caldwell ’17 for Poetry, two
George Ghabrial ’20 for Short Story
Henry Hicks IV ‘17 for Poetry, two
Alex Morgan ’17 for Poetry & Science Fiction / Fantasy
Silver Key:
Haley Harris ’19 for Personal Essay/Memoir
Yu Jin "Claire" Kim ’20 for Short Fiction
Zoe Light ’19 for Personal Essay/Memoir
Alice May ’17 for Poetry
Denee Stewart Freeman ’18 for Poetry
Honorable Mention:
Zoe Light ’19 for Personal Essay/Memoir
Alice May ’17 for Poetry, two
Ella Stack ’17 for PoetryMore USN News
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