GFS students notched numerous gold, silver, and honorable mention awards in The Annual Scholastic Art and Writing Competition. The country’s longest running program honoring creative teens marks the pinnacle of artistic achievement during the high school years.
“We love to see our students lit up about their creative work,” said Carol Rawlings Miller, Director of Academic Program at GFS. “Submitting to Scholastic Awards can be a wonderful step for student writers and artists. Exposing their work to others is a bold move, one supported by the teachers who inspire them.”
WRITING AWARDS
Gold Medal
Estella Chen ’29: Flash Fiction
Leela Gupta ’27: Short Story Third Generation
Zoe Kyriakakis ’27: Flash Fiction
Piya Lakhmna ’30: Poetry
Mori Light ’30: Poetry
Pavan Mangalmurti ’28: Poetry
Eason Wang ’28: Poetry (2)
Emi Wong Shing ’27: Poetry
Sophia Xu ’28: Short Story
Silver Medal
Lily Jerner ’29: Short Story
Zoe Kyriakakis ’27: Journalism
Aydin Lember ’26: Novel
Sophia Spiegel ’30: Personal Essay and Memoir
Amelia Swedloff ’26: Critical Essay
Maddie Wallace ’30: Poetry
Eason Wang ’28: Speculative Fiction
Jonathan Yang ’27: Short Story
Mandy Zhang ’30: Novel
Honorable Mention
Kian Ahmadi ’27: Short Story
Estella Chen ’29: Critical Essay
Zoë Fairweather ’27: Poetry
Jay Hangley ’27: Critical Essay
Lily Jerner ’29: Poetry
Piya Lakhmna ’30: Poetry
Mori Light ’30: Poetry (2)
Will Pendse ’27: Flash Fiction
Devi Simons ’28: Poetry
Reem Telhaoui ’26: Critical Essay
Eason Wang ’28: Flash Fiction
Emi Wong Shing ’27: Poetry
Sophia Xu ’28: Short Story
ART AWARDS
Gold Medal
Elie Beckelman ’27
Dash Mosley ’27
Joey Szpilczak ’27 (4)
Alina Yu ’27 (3)
Silver Medal
Lucy Laputka ’27
Joey Szpilczak ’27 (2)
Honorable Mention
Elie Bekelman ’27
Leela Gupta ’27
Dash Mosley ’27
Joey Szpilczak ’27
Alina Yu ’27 (2)
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