Student Writers Receive 2021 Scholastic Regional Writing Awards

Oakton VA

08 February, 2021

11:38 AM

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Press release from Fairfax County Public Schools: February 05, 2021 Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) student writers won 30 Gold Key awards in the 2021 Regional Scholastic Writing Awards competition. In all, 163 Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mentions were earned by FCPS students. Lyat Melese, a student at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) was named an American Visions Nominee for her personal essay and memoir, "I will not forget." Winners in the regional competition came from 20 Fairfax County middle and high schools. A complete list of FCPS winners can be found below. Regional winners will be honored at an online reception at a date to be announced. 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. Writing categories include critical essay, dramatic script, flash fiction, humor, journalism, novel writing, personal essay and memoir, poetry, science fiction and fantasy, short story, and writing portfolio. More information about the Scholastic Awards is available online. ### Name School Category Award Jennifer Abraham TJHSST Critical Essay Honorable Mention Arya Adake TJHSST Short Story Silver Key Zara Adams Langley HS Critical Essay Honorable Mention Pari Agarwala Oakton HS Poetry Honorable Mention Kesha Antsilevich Oakton HS Critical Essay Honorable Mention Avery Barnett McLean HS Dramatic Script Honorable Mention Camila Becerra Lake Braddock SS Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Reyna Berry Marshall HS Flash Fiction Honorable Mention Kate Bigley Oakton HS Novel Writing Gold Key Bianca Blancaflor Lake Braddock SS Poetry Honorable Mention Nia Brockelman McLean HS Poetry Honorable Mention Teja Buddhavarapu TJHSST Critical Essay Gold Key Isabella Cai TJHSST Short Story Silver Key Ethan Caldwell TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Ebba Cha TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Andrew Chen TJHSST Critical Essay Silver Key Andy Chen TJHSST Critical Essay Silver Key Emily Chen TJHSST Critical Essay Honorable Mention Eric Chen Oakton HS Critical Essay Honorable Mention Mackenzie Chen McLean HS Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Ruby Chen McLean HS Poetry Honorable Mention Eunice Choi Chantilly HS Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Ashley Chon Cooper MS Critical Essay Silver Key Ashley Chon Cooper MS Poetry Silver Key Thanisha Chowdhury TJHSST Personal Essay and Memoir Silver Key Thanisha Chowdhury TJHSST Short Story Silver Key Thanisha Chowdhury TJHSST Short Story Honorable Mention Thanisha Chowdhury TJHSST Flash Fiction Gold Key Bella Chung TJHSST Poetry Silver Key Bella Chung TJHSST Writing Portfolio Honorable Mention Teri Chung Fairfax HS Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Jackson Dabich Marshall HS Flash Fiction Silver Key Fiona Dempsey Langley HS Short Story Gold Key Arjun Dhumne TJHSST Critical Essay Honorable Mention Tammy Ding TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Joseph Dodson TJHSST Critical Essay Honorable Mention Michelle Du TJHSST Critical Essay Honorable Mention Annika Duneja TJHSST Flash Fiction Gold Key Elisabeth Eick McLean HS Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Sara Elanchezhian TJHSST Personal Essay and Memoir Gold Key Dinan Elsyad TJHSST Critical Essay Silver Key Jessica Feng TJHSST Poetry Silver Key Lauren Fisher TJHSST Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Rhea Goswami TJHSST Poetry Silver Key Rhea Goswami TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Samantha Grayer Cooper MS Critical Essay Gold Key Stephanie Groves Lake Braddock SS Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Joy Gu Marshall HS Poetry Honorable Mention Joy Gu Marshall HS Dramatic Script Honorable Mention Sagar Gupta TJHSST Poetry Gold Key Sagar Gupta TJHSST Poetry Gold Key Sagar Gupta TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Leah Hamaker Fairfax HS Short Story Silver Key Salsabila Hasan McLean HS Flash Fiction Honorable Mention Evelyn Hopkins Lewis HS Short Story Honorable Mention Alex Huang TJHSST Short Story Honorable Mention Grace Huang TJHSST Flash Fiction Honorable Mention Aaliya Hussain TJHSST Critical Essay Honorable Mention Isha Joshi Rocky Run MS Science Fiction and Fantasy Silver Key Sarah Kalainoff Hayfield SS Humor Silver Key Grace Kang West Springfield HS Poetry Honorable Mention Hannah Kang Rocky Run MS Poetry Honorable Mention Jungyoon Keum McLean HS Flash Fiction Silver Key Ashley Khang Langley HS Critical Essay Honorable Mention Kyuree Kim TJHSST Short Story Honorable Mention Grace Ko TJHSST Humor Silver Key Yoo-Bin Kwon TJHSST Flash Fiction Silver Key Chloe Lee Oakton HS Poetry Gold Key Joonwon Lee Jackson MS Critical Essay Honorable Mention Rachel Lee Chantilly HS Personal Essay and Memoir Silver Key Rachel Lee Chantilly HS Journalism Silver Key Elsa Li Oakton HS Critical Essay Gold Key Kyra Li TJHSST Short Story Honorable Mention Yeefay Li TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Michelle Lin TJHSST Flash Fiction Honorable Mention Michelle Lin TJHSST Flash Fiction Honorable Mention Michelle Lin TJHSST Humor Honorable Mention Michelle Lin TJHSST Short Story Gold Key Christina Lu TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Zoe Lu TJHSST Critical Essay Honorable Mention Zoe Lu TJHSST Critical Essay Gold Key Gauri Manocha Rocky Run MS Dramatic Script Honorable Mention Kelly Mao TJHSST Flash Fiction Honorable Mention Christine Maubach McLean HS Personal Essay and Memoir Silver Key Jessica May TJHSST Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Jessica May TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Lyat Melese TJHSST Personal Essay and Memoir Gold Key • American Voices Nominee Aria Miao Lake Braddock SS Short Story Silver Key Allison Miller McLean HS Flash Fiction Honorable Mention Nuha Mohammed TJHSST Critical Essay Silver Key Nour Mokbel West Springfield HS Personal Essay and Memoir Silver Key Kiran Myneni Madison HS Critical Essay Honorable Mention Lauren Nathan TJHSST Critical Essay Honorable Mention Awida Neji McLean HS Short Story Honorable Mention Prasidha Padmanabhan TJHSST Personal Essay and Memoir Silver Key Krisha Pahwa TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Ellen Pan McLean HS Short Story Silver Key Ellen Pan McLean HS Science Fiction and Fantasy Gold Key Mulan Pan TJHSST Personal Essay and Memoir Gold Key Sophia Pandit McLean HS Poetry Silver Key Sophia Pandit McLean HS Poetry Silver Key Sally Park Oakton HS Poetry Silver Key Sally Park Oakton HS Poetry Honorable Mention Sally Park Oakton HS Poetry Honorable Mention Abby Powell McLean HS Short Story Honorable Mention Nora Prather Robinson SS Humor Gold Key Mingyi Qu McLean HS Journalism Silver Key Mingyi Qu McLean HS Journalism Honorable Mention Maya Rahman McLean HS Short Story Honorable Mention Maya Rahman McLean HS Humor Honorable Mention Lindsay Ren Woodson HS Personal Essay and Memoir Gold Key Zainab Rentia Woodson HS Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Zainab Rentia Woodson HS Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Angelia Richter TJHSST Dramatic Script Silver Key Isabelle (Trini) Rogando TJHSST Flash Fiction Gold Key Isabelle (Trini) Rogando TJHSST Poetry Gold Key Isabelle (Trini) Rogando TJHSST Poetry Silver Key Isabelle (Trini) Rogando TJHSST Personal Essay and Memoir Silver Key Isabelle (Trini) Rogando TJHSST Poetry Silver Key Isabelle (Trini) Rogando TJHSST Poetry Silver Key Isabelle (Trini) Rogando TJHSST Flash Fiction Honorable Mention Isabelle (Trini) Rogando TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Isabelle (Trini) Rogando TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Isabelle (Trini) Rogando TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Isabelle (Trini) Rogando TJHSST Poetry Gold Key Isabelle (Trini) Rogando TJHSST Poetry Gold Key Isabelle (Trini) Rogando TJHSST Poetry Gold Key Isabelle (Trini) Rogando TJHSST Poetry Gold Key Amrita Sahu TJHSST Poetry Silver Key Sreenidhi Sankararaman TJHSST Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Sruthi Sankararaman TJHSST Short Story Honorable Mention Parnika Saxena TJHSST Critical Essay Gold Key Andrew Shi TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Avril Silva South County HS Poetry Honorable Mention Sofia Silva De Araujo McLean HS Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Daniel Son Oakton HS Poetry Honorable Mention Xinuo Song Longfellow MS Journalism Honorable Mention Dhanbee Suh TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Elizabeth Sun TJHSST Personal Essay and Memoir Gold Key Lillian Sun TJHSST Short Story Silver Key Lynn Tao TJHSST Personal Essay and Memoir Gold Key Lynn Tao TJHSST Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Sadhana Thirumazhusai TJHSST Critical Essay Honorable Mention Rushil Umaretiya TJHSST Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Nivedha Vaidy TJHSST Critical Essay Honorable Mention Jessica Wang TJHSST Short Story Silver Key Jessica Wang TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Jessica Wang TJHSST Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Charlie Williams Oakton HS Novel Writing Honorable Mention Oliver Williams Thoreau MS Poetry Honorable Mention Daniel Yeum Cooper MS Flash Fiction Honorable Mention Chabeli Yumang TJHSST Flash Fiction Honorable Mention Chabeli Yumang TJHSST Poetry Honorable Mention Megan Zhang TJHSST Flash Fiction Silver Key Olivia Zhang McLean HS Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Olivia Zhang McLean HS Personal Essay and Memoir Honorable Mention Aileen Zhao TJHSST Poetry Silver Key Aileen Zhao TJHSST Poetry Silver Key Aileen Zhao TJHSST Poetry Gold Key Aileen Zhao TJHSST Poetry Gold Key Aileen Zhao TJHSST Flash Fiction Gold Key Angeline Zhao Longfellow MS Personal Essay and Memoir Silver Key Angeline Zhao Longfellow MS Flash Fiction Silver Key This press release was produced by the Fairfax County Public Schools.The views expressed here are the author's own.