Rippwriters Earn Writing Awards

Guided by a relevant and engaging curriculum, and a mission to educate students to become independent thinkers, confident in their abilities and themselves, Rippowam Cisqua students develop and refine their creative and expository writing skills throughout their time on the Lower and Upper Campuses--and, once again this year, several "Rippwriters" earned numerous awards at the regional level.

115 Gold Keys were awarded to the most accomplished works in the region. All Gold Key writing has been forwarded to the national level of The Scholastic Writing Awards, where works from throughout the United States are considered for national awards.

178 Silver Keys were awarded to distinguished works in the region.

277 Honorable Mentions were awarded to promising works in the region.

From RCS, of the 115 Gold keys, the following seven students were recognized:

Chloe Barshay, 8th grade, THREE gold keys, all in poetry

Blair Clayton, 7th grade, gold key in poetry

Blake Cote, 7th grade, gold key in poetry

Mairead Kilgallon, 8th grade, gold key in science fiction/fantasy

Sara Mendoza, 9th grade, gold key in poetry

Andrew Pittman, 9th grade, gold key in poetry

Of the 178 Silver Keys, the following seven RCS students were recognized:

Grant Corso, 9th grade, silver key in poetry

Sahra Denner, 9th grade, TWO silver keys, one in poetry, and one in flash fiction

Paige Gilbert, 7th grade, silver key in poetry

Daniel Hernandez, 8th grade, silver key in persuasive writing

Jack Kaitz, 8th grade, silver key in personal essay/memoir

Carrie Kinui, 9th grade, silver key in flash fiction

John Schreiber, 7th grade, silver key in personal essay/memoir

Of the 277 Honorable mentions, the following sixteen RCS students were recognized:

Thomas Falci, 8th grade, honorable mention in poetry

Blaire Fauser, 9th grade, honorable mention in journalism

Jack Fife, 8th grade, TWO honorable mentions, one in flash fiction and one in poetry

Brian Fridie, 7th grade, honorable mention in personal essay/memoir

Julia Gastone, 7th grade, honorable mention in poetry

Homer Gere, 8th grade, honorable mention in persuasive writing

Riley Goldstein, 9th grade, honorable mention in poetry

Anjali Goyal, 9th grade, honorable mention in poetry

Henry Knoblauch, 8th grade, honorable mention in science fiction/fantasy

George Lawrence, 7th grade, honorable poetry in poetry

Sara Mendoza, 9th grade, honorable mention, poetry

Koku Millett-Barrett, 7th grade, honorable mention in personal essay/memoir

Collette Offermann, 7th grade, honorable mention, poetry

Ryan Seller, 7th grade, honorable mention poetry

Sarah Speegle, 8th grade, honorable mention personal essay/memoir

Dorothy Walker, 7th grade, honorable mention personal essay/memoir

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Rippowam Cisqua School
439 Cantitoe Street
Bedford, NY 10506
phone: (914) 244-1250

Rippowam Cisqua School is a PreK-Grade 9 independent day school in Westchester County, New York. RCS offers challenging academics built on innovation, fine and performing arts, competitive athletics, wellness, leadership, service learning, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.