FCPS Students Earn 30 National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
FCPS students received 30 national awards through the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. FCPS students were recognized for original art and writing with one American Visions Medal, eight Gold Medals, 20 Silver Medals, and two portfolio Honorable Mentions.
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 | Work Title | Category | School | Award |
| Chase | Bishop | A Brother | Art | Madison High School | Silver Medal |
| Ellis | Chang | You Are a Benevolent God | Art | Lake Braddock Secondary School | Silver Medal |
| Sachiko | Convery | Beau | Art | Lake Braddock Secondary School | Silver Medal |
| Haley | Dao | Take Me to the Firefly Tree | Writing Portfolio | Lake Braddock Secondary School | Portfolio Honorable Mention |
| Anya | Huang | Dew-Kissed Innocence and Youth | Art | Langley High School | Gold Medal |
| Grace | Im | Why We Should Prioritize Mitigating Risk of Human Extinction | Writing | Thomas Jefferson High School | Silver Medal |
| Audrey | Kan | Me / HAHA! | Art | Woodson High School | Gold Medal |
| Ryan | Kim | Cast Away | Writing | Thomas Jefferson High School | Silver Medal |
| Timothy | Kwak | Umami Loss | Art | Chantilly High School | Silver Medal |
| Dayoon | Lee | Inner Monologue | Art | Westfield High School | Silver Medal |
| Dayoon | Lee | See You After School | Art | Westfield High School | Silver Medal |
| Dayoon | Lee | The Whole World Sees You | Art | Westfield High School | Silver Medal |
| Summer | Lee | Whitewash | Art | Chantilly High School | Silver Medal |
| Brendan | Li | Crack Me Open and Bare My Heart | Art | Thomas Jefferson High School | Silver Medal |
| Michelle | Lin | Fifteen Square Feet | Writing | Longfellow Middle School | Gold Medal |
| Fatima | Maya Ortiz | Lumen Print | Art | Marshall High School | Silver Medal |
| Victoria | Pennington | Goodwill of Greater Washington | Art | Oakton High School | Silver Medal |
| Elizaveta | Plis | Stay Soft (Будь Нежной) | Art | Falls Church High School | Silver Medal |
| Renee | Shi | Oh | Writing | Langley High School | Gold Medal |
| Rhiannon | Stevens | Hark! My Letter of Resignation | Art | South Lakes High School | Gold Medal & American Visions Award |
| Ayan | Sudheer | The Whispering Pages | Writing | Carson Middle School | Silver Medal |
| Dan | Tiongco | I'm being possessed by the ghost inside my hat I got from the thrift Store | Art | South County High School | Silver Medal |
| Allan | Wang | Dog Days | Art | Oakton High School | Gold Medal |
| Venita | Wang | After Dinner | Art | McLean High School | Silver Medal |
| Chloe | Xie | Beyond Broken Walls | Art | Langley High School | Gold Medal |
| Meredith | Yu | Shake it Off | Art | Langley High School | Gold Medal |
| Laura | Zhang | Scouting for Change | Writing | Thomas Jefferson High School | Silver Medal |
| Aileen | Zhao | Body Politic | Writing Portfolio | McLean High School | Portfolio Honorable Mention |
| Aileen | Zhao | Robot Girl and the Infinity | Writing | McLean High School | Silver Medal |
| Kelly | Zou | Unsuitable | Art | Oakton High School | Silver Medal |