Student Writers Receive 2021 Scholastic Regional Writing Awards
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.
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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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |