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Students Earn Recognition In 2021 Scholastic Art And Writing Awards
Original works of art and writing by students from Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) earned 27 national medals.
March 25, 2021
Artwork: Mother by Alison Wan, TJHSST, Best in Grade Award
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Original works of art and writing by students from Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) earned 27 national medals in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards program. In addition to Gold Medals and Silver Medals, Lyat Melese of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) received the American Voices Medal in writing, Arin Kang of McLean High School received the Best in Grade Award for grade 10, Alison Wan of TJHSST received the Best in Grade Award for Grade 11, and Ellen Pan of McLean High School was recognized with the One Earth Award.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, is the largest, longest-running recognition program of its kind in the United States. Established in 1923, the awards have recognized students who have become some of our nation’s most celebrated artists and writers, including Richard Avedon, Robert Indiana, Steven King, and Andy Warhol. Visual arts categories include architecture, art portfolio, ceramics and glass, comic art, design, digital art, drawing, editorial cartoon, fashion, film and animation, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video game design. Writing categories include critical essay, dramatic script, flash fiction, journalism, humor, novel writing, personal essay and memoir, poetry, science fiction and fantasy, short story, and writing portfolio. More than 300,000 students participate in the program across the country.
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Eleven Gold Medalists and fifteen Silver Medalists from our region will be celebrated in a virtual award ceremony in June. More information and a complete list of national award winners is available online.
First Name
Last Name
National Awards
School
Mary
Acheampong
Silver Medal
Mount Vernon HS
Sara
Bowers
Gold Medal
McLean HS
Thanisha
Chowdhury
Gold Medal
TJHSST
Kamdyn
Corbin
Silver Medal
Chantilly HS
Henrry
Escalante
Silver Medal
Chantilly HS
Sagar
Gupta
Silver Medal
TJHSST
Arin
Kang
Silver Medal
McLean HS
Arin
Kang
Gold Medal, Best in Grade Award
McLean HS
Annalisa
Le
Silver Medal
Chantilly HS
Jenny
Le
Gold Medal
Falls Church HS
Michelle
Lin
Gold Medal
TJHSST
Michelle
Liu
Gold Medal
TJHSST
Lyat
Melese
Gold Medal, American Voices Medal
TJHSST
Aisha
Njau
Silver Medal
Robinson Secondary School
Sojung
Pak
Silver Medal
Centreville HS
Sojung
Pak
Gold Medal
Centreville HS
Ellen
Pan
Gold Medal, One Earth Award
McLean HS
Mulan
Pan
Silver Medal
TJHSST
Maxine
Prudhomme
Silver Medal
South Lakes HS
Mingyi
Qu
Silver Medal
McLean HS
Nora
Thomas
Silver Medal
South Lakes HS
Genevieve
Trumbull
Silver Medal
Chantilly HS
Mayuka
Valluri
Silver Medal
TJHSST
Alison
Wan
Gold Medal, Best in Grade Award
TJHSST
Alison
Wan
Gold Medal
TJHSST
Aileen
Zhao
Silver Medal
TJHSST
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