Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards have been announced! In the Hudson-to-Housatonic Region, which covers the area between those two rivers, submission numbers are high and awards few, but RCS students earned plenty of accolades.
An esteemed panel of professional novelists, editors, teachers, poets, librarians, journalists, and other literary professionals selected winning works from nearly 1,900 works submitted this year:
- 363 Honorable Mentions awarded to promising works
- 203 Silver Keys awarded to distinguished works
- 130 Gold Keys awarded to the most accomplished works
Gold Keys are automatically forwarded for consideration at the national level of the Scholastic Writing Awards.
Here are RCS’s winning writers:
Lane Childs | Grade 8
“Eating Disorders,” Personal Essay & Memoir, Honorable Mention
Jackson Cooper | Grade 9
“Capital Punishment,” Critical Essay, Honorable Mention
Paige Eaves | Grade 8
“Red,” Poetry, Honorable Mention
Winnie Freund | Grade 8
“Divorce,” Personal Essay & Memoir, Honorable Mention
Kate Hallock | Grade 8
“Slime Disaster,” Humor, Honorable Mention
Olive Intinarelli | Grade 8
“Bernadette,” Short Story, Silver Key
Olive Intinarelli | Grade 8
“Car Insurance,” Short Story, Silver Key
Olive Intinarelli | Grade 8
“Friction,” Short Story, Gold Key
Cora Kennedy | Grade 8
“It Came from Beneath the Bed,” Humor, Silver Key
Dua Khan | Grade 8
“The Thoughts of a Cat,” Humor, Silver Key
Cliff Lanier | Grade 8
“The Causes of the U.S. Entry into WWI,” Critical Essay, Honorable Mention
Lachlan MacLean | Grade 9
“The Tale of the Plane,” Dramatic Script, Honorable Mention
James Murray | Grade 8
“Imagine, No School,” Humor, Honorable Mention
Jessica Neary | Grade 8
“Learning from Stereotypes,” Personal Essay & Memoir, Honorable Mention
Ginger Peña-Rider | Grade 9
“The Power of Love,” Personal Essay & Memoir, Silver Key
Miley Peña-Rider | Grade 8
“Anxiety,” Poetry, Honorable Mention
Miley Peña-Rider | Grade 8
“The Teacher’s Daughter,” Personal Essay & Memoir, Honorable Mention
Kaitlin Scollans | Grade 8
“Matilda’s Realization,” Science Fiction & Fantasy, Honorable Mention
Charlie Vance | Grade 8
“Loving Something Temporary,” Poetry, Silver Key
Charlie Vance | Grade 8
“Injuries and Arguments,” Poetry, Silver Key
Charlie Vance | Grade 8
”Thoughts of the Moment,” Poetry, Gold Key