The English department of Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School is honored to announce that once again Scholastics has recognized and awarded several of our talented writers. This year’s regional competition included over 150 entries for writing in ten different categories. Below is a list of winners:
Crash Ackerly
Update – this piece also won… |
“Cloth; Culture; and Coexistence: Unraveling France’s Headscarf Quandary”
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Critical Essay | Gold Key
Update: American Voices Medal |
Isaiah Hathaway | “On a House” | Short Story | Honorable Mention |
Natalie Koehn-Wu | “Baby” | Short Story | Honorable Mention |
Lucy Gates | “I Am” | Personal Essay & Memoir | Silver Key |
Natalie Koehn-Wu | “My Feminist Journey” | Personal Essay & Memoir | Silver Key |
Natalie Koehn-Wu | “Worm Gandhi” | Personal Essay & Memoir | Silver Key |
Natalie Koehn-Wu | “Buttercups” | Short Story | Silver Key |
Avery Redmond | “On Anxiety” | Personal Essay & Memoir | Silver Key |
Brewer Sydney | “Bouquet of Feathers; Flowers; and Fish” | Portfolio Category(Writing) | Silver Key |
Priya Kumar | “Hi; My Name Is “Gifted”: The Damage of the Smart Label” | Critical Essay | Honorable Mention |
Priya Kumar | “diary of a space freak” | Poetry | Honorable Mention |
Mercedes Luna | “I Learned C.R.E.A.M. Before My ABCs” | Personal Essay & Memoir | Honorable Mention |
Hareem Mubashar | “On the Importance of Desi Dramas” | Personal Essay & Memoir | Honorable Mention |
Yan Angela Yu | “Loving Hell” | Personal Essay & Memoir | Honorable Mention |
For all participants and their families and friends:
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Gold Key winners will have their submissions sent to the next stage of competition in New York, and National Awards will be announced later this spring.
Scholastics is the nation’s longest-running competitive recognition program for young artists and writers, and MLWGS is proud of every student who shared their love of writing and submitted their work for judgment. Also, a big “thank you” goes to the teachers who sponsored each of these students and to the parents and teachers who encouraged them to compete!
Again, congratulations! We are so proud of you!