Albuquerque Academy students received a number of honors in this year’s Scholastic Writing Awards. Those students who won Gold Keys will advance to the national level of the competition.
GOLD KEY WINNERS
Elizabeth JohnsonBrown ’20 for her personal essay/memoir, “Protagonist”
Jesse Sanchez ’21 for his short story, “His Wife Inside”
SILVER KEY WINNERS
Elizabeth JohnsonBrown ’20 for her humor piece, “Future Delivery,” and short story, “The Troll”
Daniel Richards ’22 for his science fiction/fantasy work, “Storm Watch”
Jacob Roberts-Baca ’21 for his poem, “A Symphony in Time,” and personal essay/memoir, “Blue and Gray”
Jesse Sanchez ’21 for his poem, “a bird’s journey”
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Rosa Bieber-Stanley ’21 for her critical essay, “Choice Grows in a Hopeless Place,” and science fiction/fantasy work, “Imperfection’s Fascinations”
Fiona Byrd ’20 for her flash fiction, “5:16 a.m..” and personal essay/memoir “22”
Elizabeth JohnsonBrown ’20 for three short stories, “The Neighborhood Watch Committee,” “Miss Maura,” and “In the Shadow of the Mountain”
Maggie Mazer ’20 for her critical essay, “The Green in Orange: The Privatization of Prisons”
Stella Miliatis ’22 for her personal essay/memoir, “Candle”
