Scholastic Writing Awards Recognition

Seventeen St. Stephen’s student writers earned recognition in the 2018 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in the Southwest Writing Region-at-Large. Middle School and Upper School students received recognition in a wide variety of writing categories, including novel writing, poetry, flash fiction, science fiction, personal essay and memoir, short story, and critical essay. Gold Key-winning entries from junior Lauren Aung and seventh grader Laurel Griffin will advance to the national competition. Congratulations to these students for their creativity and artistic achievement!
 
Crawford Arnow, Silver Key, Novel Writing, Parelthón
 
Lauren Aung, Gold Key, Personal Essay & Memoir, “Because I Am Proud”;  Honorable Mention, Flash Fiction, “Stillness in the Tides,”; Honorable Mention, Short Story, “The Bubble,” Silver Key, Short Story, “Congee”
 
Ella Benjamin, Honorable Mention, Personal Essay, “How to Have Pride”
 
Alexis Bielinski, Honorable Mention, Short Story, “The Reflection”
 
Ishaan Chadha, Honorable Mention, Science Fiction, “The Lost Star”
 
Zoe Ehrlich, Silver Key, Critical Essay, “Why We Need Diverse Books”
 
Cecelia Fields, Honorable Mention, Short Story, “I am.”
 
Lo Giles, Honorable Mention, Poetry, “ink.”
 
Laurel Griffin, Gold Key, Novel Writing, The Man with the Brilliant Eyes
 
Tom Guan, Honorable Mention, Flash Fiction, “A Silent Story”
 
Natalie Kim, Silver Key, Novel Writing, Shadows in the Dark
 
Josh Lafair, Silver Key, Poetry, “A Different Perspective”
 
Carling McQuinn, Honorable Mention, Short Story, “Perfection”
 
Amitai Sachs-Bernstein, Honorable Mention, Poetry, “A Winter Poem”
 
Rachel Schlesinger, Honorable Mention, Dramatic Script, Chlorine
 
Kate Van Dusen, Honorable Mention, Poetry, “Nebulas”; Honorable Mention, Poetry, “Broken”; Silver Key, Poetry, “Wishing”
 
Isabella Villarreal, Honorable Mention, Poetry, “A Thousand Smiles,” “What Is Love?” and “The Darkness in Light”
 
Ryan Young, Silver Key, Poetry, “Different”
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