FCPS Students Earn 33 National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

By Communication and Community Relations
FCPS News
March 23, 2023

 

Image: Deception Wrapped in a Scarf and Topped with a Daisy by Kesha Antsilevich, art portfolio, Silver Medal with Distinction.
Deception Wrapped in a Scarf and Topped with a Daisy by Kesha Antsilevich, art portfolio, Silver Medal with Distinction.

FCPS students received 33 national awards through the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. FCPS students were recognized for original art and writing with one American Visions Medal, ten Gold Medals, one Silver Medal with Distinction, and 21 Silver Medals.

Fairfax County Public Schools is an Affiliate partner of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. Established in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, is the largest, longest-running recognition program of its kind in the United States. More than 250,000 students participated in the program across the country this year. A complete list of National Scholastic Awards is available at medals.artandwriting.org.

For more information contact Aaron Stratten at 571-423-4536 or [email protected].

First Name

Last Name

School 

Category

Work Title

Award

Kesha

Antsilevich

Madison High School

Art Portfolio

Deception Wrapped in a Scarf and Topped with a Daisy

Silver Medal with Distinction

Alexia

Bodet

McLean High School

Art

Subversion of the Effected

Silver Medal

Evelyn

Brabant

South Lakes High School

Art Portfolio

Violet and The Haunted Castle: Exploration Pieces

Silver Medal

Ally

Chen

McLean High School

Art

Glass Heart

Silver Medal

Emma

Chen

McLean High School

Art

Puzzled Pieces

Silver Medal

Sydney

Eom

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Art

Regret

Silver Medal

Sydney

Erickson

Chantilly High School

Art

Helio Academus

Gold Medal

Lucas

Gardner

Fairfax High School

Art

Frankie

Silver Medal

David

Griffith

South County High School

Art

Disconnected

Silver Medal

David

Griffith

South County High School

Art

Safety On

Silver Medal

Riva

Jain

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Writing

The Interview

Silver Medal

Jei

Jeong

Fairfax High School

Art

Consequence of Ignorance

American Visions Medal

Audrey

Kan

Frost Middle School

Art

Numb

Silver Medal

Catherine

Kang

Mclean High School

Art

The Plague

Gold Medal

Eubin

Kim

Chantilly High School

Art

asphyxiate

Silver Medal

Seorin

Kwak

McLean High School

Art

I Have a Dream

Gold Medal

Tadi

Laffin

Lake Braddock Secondary School

Art

Scenic Foliage

Silver Medal

Hyeyeon

Lee

McLean High School

Art

Bag of Burden

Silver Medal

Julia

Lee

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Art

Getting Ready

Gold Medal

Seoin

Lee

McLean High School

Art

Eyes of Water

Gold Medal

Tiffany

Li

Langley High School

Art

Over Years

Silver Medal

Maya

Littman

Fairfax High School

Art

Depths

Silver Medal

Elina

Liu

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Art

For Sale

Gold Medal

Aliya

Lu

McLean High School

Art

Self Portrait

Gold Medal

Jonathan

Manzano

Lake Braddock Secondary School

Art

Confined

Silver Medal

Lyat

Melese

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Writing

Limited Agency

Silver Medal

Ava

Poggi

Chantilly High School

Art

Breaking away

Silver Medal

Chloe

Sherrill-Howell

South Lakes High School

Art

Enlightenment of the Archer

Silver Medal

Chloe

Sherrill-Howell

South Lakes High School

Art

House of Leaves

Gold Medal

Renee

Shi

Cooper Middle School

Art

American Dream

Silver Medal

Madeline

Sullo

Oakton High School

Writing

The Trinity of a Requiem

Gold Medal

Alyssa

Zhang

Oakton High School

Art

Eye of the Hurricane

Silver Medal

Aileen

Zhao

McLean High School

Writing

Second Genesis

Gold Medal