Sage Hill Nets Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
By Daniel Langhorne
Twenty-six Sage Hill students were recently recognized in the 2024 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for outstanding achievement in themes including photography, painting, poetry, personal essay, short story, flash fiction and more.
These Sage Hill students earned 68 awards, which included 14 prestigious Gold Keys, the highest awards. These awards were handed out to art and writing students in the nine-state Western region.
The art categories saw Gold Key Awards go to Ariel Kang ’27 for painting, Grace Yan ‘25 for photography, Anna Yang '25 for fashion design and Meilin Shin '26 for Visual Arts. Sage Hill students also took home Gold Keys in writing categories including Ananya Devkirti ‘26 for critical essay, Grace Yan ‘25 for short story and critical essay, Jonathan Yan ’26 for personal essay, Grace Yang ‘25 for flash fiction and Jessica Zhang ‘26 for journalism.
Gold Key Award winners will be nominated for the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards set to be announced June 11.
"Each year I look forward to Sage Hill students finding appreciation for their works outside the walls of our classrooms,” English teacher Arlie Parker said. “Our students' success in this and other contests is a great affirmation of their talents and teachers’ dedication."
Here is the full list of Sage Hill winners for the 2024 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards:
Jack Chen ‘27
2 Honorable Mentions - Flash Fiction
Maya Desai ‘27
Silver Key – Poetry
Ananya Devkirti ‘26
Gold Key - Critical Essay
3 Honorable Mentions - Critical Essay
Sarah Huang ‘26
Honorable Mention - Painting
Aava Ghorbanian ‘25 2 Honorable Mentions - Mixed Media
Alex Gomez ‘24 Honorable Mention - Mixed Media
Benjamin Haworth '25 Honorable Mention - Critical Essay
Scott Hu ‘24 Honorable Mention - Drawing & Illustration
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