Park Students Honored in 2026 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Nine Park students were honored in the 2026 Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, receiving a total of 17 awards and honorable mentions in both art and writing.
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, more than 110,00 teens from U.S. territories, Canada, and every state in the nation participated in the awards. 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 29 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/
2026 Regional Awards
Art Awards
Fletcher Haut ’27
Silver Key • Photography
Silver Key • Photography
Honorable Mention • Photography
Honorable Mention • Photography
Aria Redmond-Hoel ’27
Silver Key • Photography
Jacob Reicher ’27
Gold Key • Photography
Writing Awards
Sophia Hashimoto ’27
Silver Key • Critical Essay
Gold Key • Poetry
Elias Jones ’26
Honorable Mention • Speculative Fiction
Cecelia Lester ’26
Honorable Mention • Personal Essay & Memoir
Honorable Mention • Personal Essay & Memoir
Leah Merwin ’26
Silver Key • Poetry
Silver Key • Poetry
Jacob Reicher ’27
Honorable Mention • Poetry
Julia Rosen ’27
Gold Key • Poetry
Gold Key • Poetry
Katerina U’Ren ’27
Honorable Mention • Poetry
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