Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Contest Winners
Submitted by Shannon Regan
Twenty-four eighth-grade students from Warren Middle School (WMS) in Mrs. Dannine Albanese and Mrs. Christine Cirrotti’s Language Arts class have been named award recipients for their submissions to the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards contest, the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens.
Students in grades 7-12 (ages 13 and up) can apply to 29 categories including short story, fashion design, photography, memoir, printmaking, poetry, and novel writing. Students’ entries are judged by some of the foremost leaders in the visual and literary arts.
WMS students entered their artwork, essays, poems, and short stories in November and were recently notified that they had been recognized for their efforts. The gold medal winners are going on to the national competition and will be notified if they have won further prizes.
Over 300,000 works were submitted from every state in the nation. This district is extremely proud of the WMS students for being among the 2,900 award recipients.
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers will hold a week-long series of events in New York City during the first week of June. A ceremony at Carnegie Hall will be held on June 4, to celebrate the success of these talented students.
Mr. George Villar, WMS principal was thrilled to hear the good news. “The success of our students is a point of pride for all of us at WMS. Each of these students are finding their place in this world through their creation and sharing in that is a source of joy. Thank you to all of the 8th-grade students who volunteered to be part of this contest and congratulations to those recognized by the judges. In addition, thank you to Mrs. Cirrotti and Mrs. Albanese for their efforts in guiding our students through this process.”
The following students won Gold awards: Cadence Sintra, Katie Rall, Avi Gupta, Nina Dusza, Ethan Chen, and Ethan Liu.
The following students won Silver awards: Selina Zhan, Maya Wishnia (2 awards), Season Wei, Benjamin Phillips, Kyle Ling, Jake Keirstead, Jay Dhiman, and Arin Harkawa.t
The following students won Honorable Mention: Juliana Steier, Isaac Ming, Megan Li, Matthew Kim, Jia Khandagale, Tyler Fu, Amy Claxton, Melody Chen, Amy Aschoff, and Trisha Atianzar.
Photos by Warren Township Schools
