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 500 entries in writing in ten different categories. Below is a list of winners:
| First Name | Last Name | Category | Grade | Award |
| Winni | Chen | Poetry | 9 | Honorable Mention |
| Charvi | Deorah | Short Story | 10 | Honorable Mention |
| Maddy | Dunaway | Critical Essay | 11 | Honorable Mention |
| Liam | Johnston | Poetry | 9 | Honorable Mention |
| Vier | Julien | Poetry | 10 | Honorable Mention |
| Max | Keating | Short Story | 12 | Honorable Mention |
| Priya | Kumar | Critical Essay | 9 | Silver Key |
| Alina | Laraway | Poetry | 11 | Silver Key |
| Ally | Lichtman | Critical Essay | 12 | Silver Key |
| David | Lins | Humor | 11 | Gold Key |
| Howard | Luo | Short Story | 9 | Gold Key |
| Grace | McDonnell | Poetry | 10 | Honorable Mention |
| Loiu | Nzombola | Personal Essay & Memoir | 9 | Silver Key |
| Tanvi | Palavalas | Personal Essay & Memoir | 12 | Silver Key |
| Chris | Qian | Humor | 10 | Silver Key |
| Chris | Qian | Poetry | 10 | Honorable Mention |
| Missy | Stephenson | Novel Writing | 11 | Silver Key |
| Missy | Stephenson | Novel Writing | 11 | Silver Key |
| Rewa | Totey | Personal Essay & Memoir | 11 | Honorable Mention |
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 your work!
