Four young writers from the Academy recently received Gold Key Awards—the highest regional honor—for the 2019 Scholastic Writing Competition. Their work will be considered for national honors in New York City, to be announced in March.
- Rosa Bieber-Stanley ’21: critical essay, “Moon Stalker: The Poet of Death”
- Marwa Chohan ’21: short story, “In Heaven Above”
- Kiki Gonglewski ’19: poetry, “If a Planet Falls;” fantasy, “Tomorrow As We Know It” and “On Waiting for the Dark Planet;” and writing portfolio, “Wandering Worldly Wonders”
- Alina Vulcan ’19: short story, “I’m Sorry”
The following students receive Silver Key recognition:
- Rosa Bieber-Stanley ’21: short story, critical essay, personal essay
- Kiki Gonglewski ’19: dramatic script, novel, fantasy, flash fiction
- Alix Hamon ’19: short story, poetry
- Elizabeth Johnson Brown ’20: fantasy, flash fiction piece
- Lauren Ritchie ’19: personal essay
- Karen Sabol ’19: writing portfolio
- Garland Vinson ’19: personal essay
- Alina Vulcan ’21: personal essay
Honorable mentions:
- Rafael Chavez ’19: personal essay
- Kate Floersheim ’21: humor
- Kiki Gonglewski ’19: short story, flash fiction
- Alix Hamon ’19: two personal essays
- Elizabeth Johnson Brown ’20: poetry, flash fiction
- Maya Land ’20: personal essay
- Lauren Ritchie ’19: personal essay
- Karen Sabol ’19: personal essay
- Alina Vulcan ’19: personal essay, humor
