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Twenty-four Avenues New York students from across our Upper Division recently won prizes at the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. The awards consist of 28 categories, including personal essays, poetry, art, photography and fashion. The work is judged based on originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.
Developing individual passions and identity is at the heart of Avenues pedagogy. From our arts programming to High-Intensity Practice (HIP) writing, we strive to graduate students who are “confident because they excel in a particular passion; artists no matter their field”. Our upper grades arts program includes music, visual arts, design and engineering, and offers a wide range of electives including film, photography, and vocal music. Divergent thinking, perseverance and problem solving are woven into the curriculum to support students as they stretch themselves, expanding their understanding of who they are and what is possible. Learn more about our upper grades programs here.
Congratulations to the following recipients, who wowed the judges with their creativity, talent and skill:
Writing
Sienna Ashworth - Honorable Mention: Short Story
Sophin Bogliolo - Silver Key: Personal Essay and Memoir.pdf?1677079811737)
Mya Cahana - Honorable Mention: Poetry
Renee Cai - Silver and Gold Key: Personal Essay and Memoir
Alex Farman-Farmaian - Honorable Mention: Journalism
Alexa Gonzalez - Gold Key: Science Fiction and Fantasy
Kyla Guimaraes - Silver and Gold Key: Poetry
Maya Inaltong - Gold Key and Honorable Mention: Short Story - Honorable Mention: Journalism
Alexis Kim - Honorable Mention: Personal Essay and Memoir - Gold Key: Short Story
Ryan Lee - Honorable Mention: Flash Fiction
Calypso Maazel - Silver Key: Poetry
Julian O’Rourke - Honorable Mention: Short Story
Anahita Saxena - Honorable Mention: Journalism
Caia Scarola - Honorable Mention: Critical Essay
Ethan Seiz - Silver Key: Critical Essay
Jesminder Vega - Silver Key: Poetry
Art
Julia Chicayban - Silver Key: Photography
Ariella Cohen - Honorable Mention: Fashion
Alexis Kim - Gold Key: Photography
Chantilly Lee - Gold Key: Drawing and Illustration, 2 Silver Keys: Painting, Silver Key: Architecture and Industrial Design, 2 Honorable Mentions: Painting, Drawing and Illustration
Sofia Liu - Honorable Mention: Drawing and Illustration
Jihee Moon - 2 Honorable Mentions: Painting; 2 Honorable Mentions, Silver Key: Drawing and Illustration
Penelope Snoep - Silver Key: Photography
William Yuan - Silver Key: Painting