Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

February 21, 2025

Kiy Barry ’26

For more than 100 years, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have identified students with exceptional creative ability.  Approximately half a million pieces are submitted each year to be evaluated on their originality, technical skill, and personal voice or vision.

There are three honors awarded on the regional level:
Gold Key — The very best works submitted. Gold Key works are automatically considered for national-level recognition.
Silver Key — Stand-out works that demonstrate exceptional ability.
Honorable Mention — Accomplished works showing great skill and potential.

Congratulations to the 30 Cate students that received recognition.

Photography

Ashley Chan ’27 (Gold Key, Silver Key 3x)
Lucas Zhang ’27 (Gold Key, Honorable Mention 2x)
Ali Zielina ’26 (Gold Key, Honorable Mention 2x)
Alex Choi ’26 (Silver Key 3x, Honorable Mention)
Graham Clinger ’26 (Silver Key 2x, Honorable Mention 2x)
Kiy Barry ’26 (Silver Key, Honorable Mention)
Jae Wykoff ’26 (Silver Key)

Ceramics and Glass

Alex Choi ’26

Brooke Friedman ’25 (Gold Key 4x, Silver Key, Honorable Mention)

Drawing and Illustration

Gwen McTigue ’26 (Gold Key)
Amelia Riepe ’27 (Gold Key)

Critical Essay

Maggie Albrecht ’25 (Gold Key)
Naomi Chen ’26 (Gold Key, Silver Key, Honorable Mention)
Kaitlyn Dai ’27 (Gold Key)
Eric Jin ’26 (Honorable Mention)
Madeleine Patrick ’25 (Honorable Mention)
Claire Ziebart ’26 (Honorable Mention)

Poetry

Perrin Veltman ’26 (Gold Key)
Michelle Wu ’27 (Gold Key)
Tori Kim ’27 (Gold Key, Silver Key 2x)
Addie Bracher ’25 (Silver Key)
Maggie Albrecht ’25 (Honorable Mention 2x)

Ashley Chan ’27

Coco Kliman ’26 (Honorable Mention 2x)
Gigi Bracher ’27 (Honorable Mention)
Talyah Ortiz ’28 (Honorable Mention)

Personal Essay

Colette Chang ’25 (Silver Key)
Zoë Flint ’25 (Silver Key)
Elise Tsai ’26 (Silver Key)
Alex Choi ’26 (Honorable Mention)
Addie Bracher ’25 (Honorable Mention)
Coco Kliman ’26 (Honorable Mention)
Ryder Wei ’27 (Honorable Mention)
Alex Zhang ’26 (Honorable Mention)
Ali Zielina ’26 (Honorable Mention)

Flash Fiction

Colette Chang ’25 (Honorable Mention)
Wil Riviera (Honorable Mention)
Rose Schrier (Honorable Mention)