Park Students Honored in 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

Fifteen Park students were honored in the 2025 Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, receiving a total of 58 awards and honorable mentions in both art and writing. One student also received a 2025 National Scholastic Art & Writing Award.
Founded in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious educational initiative supporting student achievement in the visual and literary arts. The program has an impressive legacy of being the first to acknowledge creative talent and is today’s largest source of scholarships for creative teens.
This year, 4,500 teens from Baltimore and the surrounding region submitted thousands of works of visual and literary art. All works are blindly judged by local visual artists, novelists, poets, playwrights, educators, and editors. Each piece is judged based on originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice. Award recipients receive Gold Key, Silver Key, or Honorable Mention. Gold Keys are automatically forwarded for consideration at the national level of the Scholastic Writing Awards.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards recognize student achievement in the visual and literary arts in 28 categories, including architecture, painting, flash fiction, poetry, printmaking, fashion design, Expanded Projects, and more. To learn more about the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and to read the full rules, visit: https://www.artandwriting.org/awards/how-to-enter/
2025 National Awards
Zach Maine ’25
Silver Medal – Writing
2025 Regional Awards
Art Awards
Lucie Lallo ’25
Gold Key – Sculpture
Gold Key – Sculpture
Emerson Lenet ’26
Honorable Mention – Photography
Honorable Mention – Photography
Hannah Levy ’26
Honorable Mention – Sculpture
Silver Key – Photography
Silver Key – Photography
Zach Maine ’25
Honorable Mention – Painting
Silver Key – Mixed Media
Silver Key – Mixed Media
Liam McGrath ’26
Honorable Mention – Photography
Honorable Mention – Photography
Silver Key – Photography
Beatrix Morgan ’25
Honorable Mention – Painting
Honorable Mention – Editorial Cartoon
Honorable Mention – Painting
Silver Key – Drawing & Illustration
Jacob Reicher ’27
Honorable Mention – Photography
Gold Key – Photography
Gold Key – Photography
Isabel Yura ’25
Honorable Mention – Photography
Lilly Anderson ’25
Honorable Mention – Painting
Writing Awards
Yonatan Andorsky ’25
Silver Key – Poetry
Silver Key – Poetry
Silver Key – Critical Essay
Silver Key – Personal Essay & Memoir
Gold Key – Personal Essay & Memoir
Sophia Hashimoto ’27
Silver Key – Personal Essay & Memoir
Silver Key – Short Story
Silver Key – Short Story
Gold Key – Personal Essay & Memoir
Gold Key – Poetry
Sammy Lauinger ’26
Silver Key – Short Story
Gold Key – Flash Fiction
Gold Key – Critical Essay
Emerson Lenet ’26
Honorable Mention – Poetry
Silver Key – Poetry
Silver Key – Poetry
Gold Key – Journalism
Gold Key – Poetry
Gold Key – Poetry
Hannah Levy ’26
Silver Key – Poetry
Gold Key – Short Story
Gold Key – Poetry
Zach Maine ’25
Silver Key – Journalism
Silver Key – Personal Essay & Memoir
Gold Key – Journalism
Leah Merwin ’26
Silver Key – Poetry
Silver Key – Poetry
Gold Key – Journalism
Gold Key – Personal Essay & Memoir
Jacob Reicher ’27
Silver Key – Personal Essay & Memoir
Julia Rosen ’27
Honorable Mention – Short Story
Silver Key – Novel Writing
Silver Key – Poetry
Silver Key – Poetry
Daniel Rowe ’26
Silver Key – Personal Essay & Memoir
Gold Key – Poetry