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Port Jefferson 8th Grader Receives Writing Award
Jax Moore has been named a Silver Key award recipient. Other writers to receive it include Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates and Andy Warhol.
PORT JEFFERSON, NY — Jax Moore, an eighth-grader at Port Jefferson Middle School, has been named a Silver Key award recipient in the Region-at-Large program of the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the school district announced Tuesday.
Jax entered the competition, sponsored by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, with their short story, "Drowning."
For almost a century, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have recognized some of the United States' most celebrated artists when they were teenagers. Jax is now counted among an
esteemed group of alumni, including Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates and Andy Warhol.
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"I have had the absolute pleasure of being Jax’s teacher this year," English teacher Taylor Thomas said. "Jax is a natural author, and I am so happy and proud that they are being recognized for this amazing story. The sky is the limit for this young author."
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