Scholastic Art and Writing Award Honorees

St. Stephen’s is pleased to recognize our regional Scholastic Art and Writing Award honorees for 2021.

For the regional arts competition, judges received nearly 1,200 individual student submissions and 41 senior portfolios, all of which were adjudicated by a panel of creative professionals on Saturday, Jan. 9. 

Thirty-six Spartan artists received 19 Gold Key awards, 32 Silver Key awards and 38 Honorable Mentions for their works in Film and Animation, Painting, Drawing, Fashion, Architecture and Industrial Design, Digital Art, Mixed Media, Photography, Cartooning, Ceramics and Glass, and Expanded Projects.

Sixteen writers in the Middle School and Upper School received five Gold Key awards, eight Silver Key awards and 13 Honorable Mentions in categories ranging from Personal Essay and Memoir, Critical Essay, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Poetry, Short Story, Dramatic Script.

Gold Key recipients for both art and writing will move on to the national competition held later this spring. National winners will be invited to the national Scholastic Art and Writing Awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York City in June.

Special thanks go to our school’s outstanding fine arts and writing teachers, who helped prepare students for these important competitions: Elizabeth Zepeda, Chris Caselli ’82, Lisa Orr, Mike Dolan, Victoria Woodruff, John Keyes, Marilyse Figueroa and Michelle Avery.

 

Allie Routh, Blue Change, Honorable Mention, Mixed Media

Amanda Bell Reflection of Home, Gold Key, Photography

Light in the Foliage, Honorable Mention, Photography

The Road Home, Honorable Mention, Photography

Annie Ehrlich, Peeking, Silver Key, Photography

Anouk Martin-Gachot, Somewhere There's a Feather, Honorable Mention, Ceramics and Glass

Crisis of Confidence, Gold Key, Mixed Media

Paratha Ride, Silver Key, Mixed Media

Life in the Eyes of an Observer, Silver Key, Art Portfolio

Six Days Apart, Honorable Mention, Expanded Projects

Boys Overheard, Honorable Mention, Film and Animation

If I Were Sal, Honorable Mention, Mixed Media

Gus Cosby, Metalepsis, Music Video, Honorable Mention, Film and Animation

Ava Sadasivan, AI-Generated Sea Creatures Utilizing Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Networks, Gold Key, Expanded Projects

Bella Salazar Harper, East MLK Affordable Housing Project in Austin, Silver Key, Architecture and Industrial Design

Industrialized Nature, Honorable Mention, Architecture and Industrial Design

The ‘Anything but Plain’ A-Frame, Honorable Mention, Architecture and Industrial Design

Carling McQuinn, Infrared, Silver Key, Drawing and Illustration

Cavan Bennigson, Vintage Class, Gold Key, Photography

Wheel to Wheel, Silver Key, Photography

Closeup, Silver Key, Photography

Virginia Visions, Honorable Mention, Photography

Chang Shi, loneliness, Gold Key, Photography

in the rain among the fog, Gold Key, Photography

a historic village in China, Gold Key, Photography

single, Gold Key, Photography

a second in the nature, Silver Key, Photography

natural life, Silver Key, Photography

lotus, Silver Key, Photography

Chelsea Xue, Ignite, Honorable Mention, Digital Art

To Diana, Honorable Mention, Digital Art

Chloe Legere, Lonesome Lion, Honorable Mention, Photography

Connor Dodd, Light Searching for the Water, Silver Key, Photography

A Glance into the Beauty of Change, Honorable Mention, Photography

Devon Bell, Confetti, Silver Key, Fashion

Eric Xie, Maiden Flight, Silver Key, Photography

A Distant Shine, Honorable Mention, Drawing and Illustration

Fer Hurtado, The Stance, Silver Key, Expanded Projects

Georgia Lee, Dark Figures, Honorable Mention, Photography

Sunshine Stained, Honorable Mention, Photography

Jack Gormin, A Passerby, Gold Key, Photography

Familial Ties, Gold Key, Photography

Downtown on a Wednesday, Silver Key, Photography

Rebel Rebel, Silver Key, Photography

Seaward Wind, Silver Key, Photography

From the View of an Onlooker, Honorable Mention, Photography

Brewing, Honorable Mention, Photography

Jacob McDaniel, Midas, Honorable Mention, Ceramics and Glass

Jaden Alvarez, Haida Heads, Honorable Mention, Ceramics and Glass

Jasmine Li, The Bandwagon Effect, Silver Key, Editorial Cartoon

Jason Layton, Jack Action 2, Silver Key, Film and Animation

Kayla Patel, Reflections Are Not What They Seem, Silver Key, Photography

Perspective, Silver Key, Photography

Shadows, Honorable Mention, Photography

Kristin Svahn, The Light from Within, Honorable Mention, Photography

Lockdown, Honorable Mention, Photography

Laila Metni, Raindance, Silver Key, Design

Pop Art, Honorable Mention, Art Portfolio

Lara Tanner, people doing things that people do, Gold Key, Mixed Media

Penelope Cano, Semper Fidelis, Silver Key, Digital Art

Ray Swartz, Family Portrait, Silver Key, Photography

Portrait in Clownery, Honorable Mention, Photography

Sarah Courtney, Stars and STRIPES, Honorable Mention, Photography

Writing On the Wall, Honorable Mention, Photography

Tony Shan, Harbour, Gold Key, Photography

En Route, Gold Key, Photography

Submerge in Darkness, Gold Key, Photography

Metropolis, Gold Key, Photography

Tension, Gold Key, Photography

Dimension, Gold Key, Photography

Passing by Pass, Silver Key, Photography

Crossing with Pursuit, Silver Key, Photography

Boundaries, Silver Key, Photography

Exuberance/Warmth, Honorable Mention, Photography

Approaching Within Sparkle, Honorable Mention, Photography

Mirage? Esteem, Honorable Mention, Photography

Sofia Messer, Feed Me, Silver Key, Ceramics and Glass

Sophia Fan, Time, Gold Key Photography

The Last Leaf, Silver Key, Photography

Watson Tao, Side Glance, Silver Key, Drawing and Illustration

A Day Out, Honorable Mention, Drawing and Illustration

Wen Wen, Morning, Honorable Mention, Photography

Selina Lu, Frozen, Silver Key, Drawing and Illustration

Candy Transplant, Silver Key, Painting

Feast, Honorable Mention, Mixed Media

Zoe Ehrlich, "A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play" Poster Design, Gold Key, Design

Fall Confetti, Honorable Mention, Photography

Sun Shower Flower, Honorable Mention, Photography

Striking Up a New Year, Honorable Mention, Photography

To Grandmother's House We Go, Honorable Mention, Photography

 

 

Lizzie Ahlgren, Honorable Mention, Personal Essay and Memoir

Basil Baldwin, Honorable Mention, Personal Essay and Memoir
Rebecca Cole, Gold Key, Poetry
Annie Ehrlich, Honorable Mention, Personal Essay and Memoir
Steely Horne-Lalande, Honorable Mention, Poetry

Honorable Mention, Personal Essay a Memoir

Tristan McCain, Silver Key, Personal Essay and Memoir

Charlie Navarre, Gold Key, Personal Essay and Memoir

Christopher Aung, Silver Key, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Honorable Mention, Short Story
Honorable Mention, Short Story

Henri Bariselle, Silver Key, Poetry
Devon Bell, Silver Key, Poetry

Honorable Mention, Poetry

Honorable Mention, Poetry

Honorable Mention, Short Story

Zoe Ehrlich, Gold Key, Poetry

Matthew Kim, Silver Key, Personal Essay and Memoir

Honorable Mention, Poetry

Natalie Kim, Honorable Mention, Critical Essay
Linda Liu, Silver Key, Short Story

Grace Mugo, Gold Key, Poetry,

Silver Key, Poetry

Silver Key, Poetry

Honorable Mention, Poetry

Sloan Witliff, Gold Key, Dramatic Script