This year, Adroit-affiliated high school students took the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards by storm—and Scholastic took notice! The editors are pleased to announce that an unprecedented total of 68 National Awards were received by Adroit-affiliated students—28 Gold Medals, 4 Silver Medals with Distinction, and 19 Silver Medals.
Highlights include two National Gold Medal Writing Portfolio winners (the top recognition offered!) and four National Silver Medal with Distinction Writing Portfolio winners; four American Voices (Best-in-Region) Award recipients; four Best in Grade Award recipients; and a Gedenk Award for Tolerance recipient.
To put this in perspective, only approximately 2,000 National Awards are distributed each year… from more than 320,000 submissions. We’re over the moon for the 2016 National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards medalists affiliated with The Adroit Journal! See below for a complete list:
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Rebecca Alifimoff, IN (12)
Summer Mentee (Poetry)
Gold Medal – Poetry
Silver Medal – Poetry
Carissa Chen, CA (11)
Summer Mentee (Poetry)
Gold Medal – Painting
Gold Medal – Poetry
Silver Medal – Photography
Maya Eashwaran, GA (11)
Summer Mentee (Poetry)
American Voices Award (Best-in-Region) – Poetry
Best in Grade Award – Poetry
Gold Medal – Poetry
Aline Dolinh, VA (12)
Poetry Staff Reader
Gold Medal – Poetry
Sophie Evans, LA (11)
Summer Mentee (Poetry)
American Voices Award (Best-in-Region) – Poetry
Gold Medal – Poetry
Silver Medal – Short Story
Maeve Flaherty, CT (12)
Summer Mentee (Prose)
Silver Medal – Poetry
Aidan Forster, SC (10)
Summer Mentee (Poetry) & Blog Editor
Best in Grade Award – Poetry
Gedenk Award for Tolerance – Poetry
Gold Medal – Poetry
Silver Medal – Poetry
Ava Goga, NV (12)
Summer Mentee (Poetry)
Silver Medal – Mixed Media
Silver Medal – Poetry
Kathryn Hargett, AL (11)
Summer Mentee (Poetry)
Gold Medal – Poetry
Madeline Kim, CA (12)
Summer Mentee (Poetry)
Gold Medal – Poetry
Silver Medal – Writing Portfolio
Abigail Minard, PA (12)
Summer Mentee (Poetry)
Gold Medal – Critical Essay
Silver Medal w/ Distinction – Writing Portfolio
Alyssa Mulé, GA (12)
Summer Mentee (Poetry)
Gold Medal – Personal Essay/Memoir
Meghana Mysore, OR (12)
Summer Mentee (Poetry)
Silver Medal – Poetry
Silver Medal – Writing Portfolio
Mia Nelson, CO (10)
Poetry Staff Reader
Gold Medal – Flash Fiction
Taylor Petty, VA (12)
Summer Mentee (Poetry)
Silver Medal – Poetry
Shannon Sommers, NY (10)
Summer Mentee (Prose) & Business Development Associate
Gold Medal – Personal Essay/Memoir
Audrey Spensley, OH (12)
Summer Mentee (Prose)
Best in Grade Award – Poetry
Gold Medal – Poetry
Parisa Thepmankorn, NJ (12)
Poetry Staff Reader
Silver Medal – Poetry
Caroline Tsai, IN (12)
Summer Mentee (Poetry)
American Voices Award (Best-in-Region) – Short Story
Gold Medal – Short Story
Silver Medal – Poetry
Silver Medal w/ Distinction – Writing Portfolio
Sarah Tran, CA (12)
Summer Mentee (Prose)
Silver Medal – Flash Fiction
Rebecca Tseng, Taiwan (12)
Poetry Staff Reader
Silver Medal – Poetry
Lucy Wainger, NY (12)
Summer Mentee (Poetry)
Gold Medal – Poetry
Jessica Zhang, MA (12)
Summer Mentee (Poetry)
Silver Medal w/ Distinction – Writing Portfolio
Audrey Zhao, CA (12)
Summer Mentee (Poetry) & Blog Correspondent
Silver Medal – Poetry
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Further congratulations to contributors of The Adroit Journal recognized at the national level of the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, particularly Writing Portfolio Gold Medalists Alex Zhang (Phillips Exeter Academy, ’16) and Rachel Page (Woodrow Wilson High School, ’16).
Maddie Clevenstine, SC (12)
Contributor
Silver Medal – Poetry
Ashley Gong, CT (12)
Contributor
Gold Medal – Poetry
Elizabeth Lemieux, ME (11)
Contributor
American Voices Award (Best-in-Region) – Poetry
Gold Medal – Poetry
Gold Medal – Short Story
Silver Medal – Poetry
Annalise Lozier, WI (11)
Contributor
Gold Medal – Science Fiction/Fantasy
Rachel Page, DC (12)
Contributor
Gold Medal – Writing Portfolio
Anna Sheppard, SC (12)
Contributor
Gold Medal – Poetry
Erin Stoodley, CA (12)
Contributor
Silver Medal – Poetry
Rona Wang, OR (12)
Contributor
Gold Medal – Personal Essay/Memoir
Gold Medal – Poetry
Gold Medal – Short Story
Silver Medal w/ Distinction – Writing Portfolio
Alex Zhang, MI (12)
Contributor
Gold Medal – Writing Portfolio
Best in Grade Award – Personal Essay/Memoir
Gold Medal – Personal Essay/Memoir
Gold Medal – Poetry
Congratulations to all! And remember that like all awards, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards goes through an inherently subjective selection process. Not being recognized does not imply lack of talent, merit, and promise. Every voice deserves to be heard.
