Grace Students Win Big at Scholastic Awards
This year some of our high schoolers submitted their work to the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards in hopes of gaining recognition for their hard work. The Scholastic Awards are given out to students in grades 7-12 who demonstrate excellence in one of 29 art and writing categories. Students can win regional and national awards depending on their area of submission. Thousands of students all over the U.S. submit to the competition, and this year Grace had three winners!
Drew Lerner ‘21, submitted work to the photo competition and won a gold medal and honorable medal in the regional competition and a silver in the national competition.
Below are the three pieces that Drew submitted and won for:
The photo below is titled: Indoors. This photo received a silver medal in the national competition and a gold medal in the regional competition.
The photo below is titled: The Spider’s Web. This photo received a gold medal in the regional competition.
The photo below is titled: Crashing Waves. This photo received an honorable medal in the regional competition.
Camryn Dixon ‘21, submitted work to the writing competition and received a gold medal in both the regional and national competitions. Her essay on the roots of racism in the healthcare industry also won the Civic Expression Award and a $1000 scholarship.
Naaz Valvani ‘22, submitted work to the photography competition and won a silver medal in the regional competition as well as an honorable mention.
Below are the two pieces that Naaz submitted and won for:
The photo below is titled: Townline. This photo received the silver medal.
The photo below is titled: Sore Loser. This photo received the honorable medal.
If you are at all interested in submitting your poetry, short stories, videos, movies, photos, and so much more to the next Scholastic Awards, it is a great way to get your work out there. If you are at all interested, contact Colin Todd (ctodd@gcschool.org) for more information.