23 USN students earn honors for scholastic writing
Jonathan Chung-Bruehl '23, Zoe Rosenblum '21, Margot Ross '24, Bailey Usdan '21, Rachel Westerfield '21, Emily Wykoff '22, and Sheerea Yu '23 receive Gold Key distinction for their work.
By Sierra Smith, Communications Specialist
Fifty-eight pieces of writing by University School of Nashville students have been recognized in the Middle Tennessee Writing Region for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards honor teenagers from Grades 7-12 for their exemplary work in both writing and art.
The goal is to promote teenagers' work, so it can be seen across the world. The purpose of this is to help students capture and identify their talents. With the help of their teachers, students can submit their work into one of 28 categories. Each year, USN students unlock their literary and artistic potential by submitting work into this competition.
"More students entered their writing into the Scholastic Writing Awards than ever before, in a wider range of categories, and I'm delighted to see their voices and words recognized at the regional level. Our writers see themselves and their world in images and sounds, and their words make their experiences, interpretations, and imaginations an inviting space on the page for readers to explore," said English Department Chair Freya Sachs '00.
Twenty-three USN High School students received awards for their writing in this year's program.
Gold Key
Jonathan Chung-Bruehl '23, Critical Essay
Zoe Rosenblum '21, Poetry
Margot Ross '24, Personal Essay/Memoir
Bailey Usdan '21, Poetry (available for reading here)
Rachel Westerfield '21, Personal Essay/Memoir (available for reading here)
Emily Wykoff '22, Critical Essay (available for reading here)
Sheerea Yu '23, Poetry (2) with an American Voices nomination
Silver Key
Owen Block '23, Critical Essay
Nell Cox '22, Poetry
Breah Forrester-Cox '21, Writing Portfolio, Poetry (2)
Erica Friedman '21, Poetry (2)
Cléo Gauthier '24, Poetry (2)
Yenni Gonzalez-Salinas '21, Poetry
Greta Li '22, Poetry (2)
Walker Lindsey '23, Critical Essay
Greta Matthies '22, Flash Fiction
Lucy Mauries '21, Writing Portfolio, Flash Fiction (2)
Zoe Rosenblum '21, Writing Portfolio, Journalism, Poetry (2)
Bailey Usdan '21, Poetry
Zoe Volanakis '23, Critical Essay
Rachel Westerfield '21, Writing Portfolio
Gabrielle White '23, Critical Essay
Eva Wuerth '23, Critical Essay
Emily Wykoff '22, Poetry (2), Novel, Short Story
Sheerea Yu '23, Personal Essay/Memoir (2), Journalism, Humor, Critical Essay
Honorable Mention
Breah Forrester-Cox '21, Poetry (3)
Annabelle Frank '23, Critical Essay
Erica Friedman '21, Poetry
Eli Galentino '24, Critical Essay
Greta Li '22, Critical Essay (2)
Lucy Mauries '21, Flash Fiction (2)
Zoe Rosenblum '21, Journalism (2), Poetry, Short Story
Dara Udom '24, Personal Essay/Memoir
Gold Key pieces will go on to be judged at the national level.
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Fifty-eight pieces of writing by University School of Nashville students have been recognized in the Middle Tennessee Writing Region for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards honor teenagers from Grades 7-12 for their exemplary work in both writing and art.
The goal is to promote teenagers' work, so it can be seen across the world. The purpose of this is to help students capture and identify their talents. With the help of their teachers, students can submit their work into one of 28 categories. Each year, USN students unlock their literary and artistic potential by submitting work into this competition.
"More students entered their writing into the Scholastic Writing Awards than ever before, in a wider range of categories, and I'm delighted to see their voices and words recognized at the regional level. Our writers see themselves and their world in images and sounds, and their words make their experiences, interpretations, and imaginations an inviting space on the page for readers to explore," said English Department Chair Freya Sachs '00.
Twenty-three USN High School students received awards for their writing in this year's program.
Gold Key
Jonathan Chung-Bruehl '23, Critical Essay
Zoe Rosenblum '21, Poetry
Margot Ross '24, Personal Essay/Memoir
Bailey Usdan '21, Poetry (available for reading here)
Rachel Westerfield '21, Personal Essay/Memoir (available for reading here)
Emily Wykoff '22, Critical Essay (available for reading here)
Sheerea Yu '23, Poetry (2) with an American Voices nomination
Silver Key
Owen Block '23, Critical Essay
Nell Cox '22, Poetry
Breah Forrester-Cox '21, Writing Portfolio, Poetry (2)
Erica Friedman '21, Poetry (2)
Cléo Gauthier '24, Poetry (2)
Yenni Gonzalez-Salinas '21, Poetry
Greta Li '22, Poetry (2)
Walker Lindsey '23, Critical Essay
Greta Matthies '22, Flash Fiction
Lucy Mauries '21, Writing Portfolio, Flash Fiction (2)
Zoe Rosenblum '21, Writing Portfolio, Journalism, Poetry (2)
Bailey Usdan '21, Poetry
Zoe Volanakis '23, Critical Essay
Rachel Westerfield '21, Writing Portfolio
Gabrielle White '23, Critical Essay
Eva Wuerth '23, Critical Essay
Emily Wykoff '22, Poetry (2), Novel, Short Story
Sheerea Yu '23, Personal Essay/Memoir (2), Journalism, Humor, Critical Essay
Honorable Mention
Breah Forrester-Cox '21, Poetry (3)
Annabelle Frank '23, Critical Essay
Erica Friedman '21, Poetry
Eli Galentino '24, Critical Essay
Greta Li '22, Critical Essay (2)
Lucy Mauries '21, Flash Fiction (2)
Zoe Rosenblum '21, Journalism (2), Poetry, Short Story
Dara Udom '24, Personal Essay/Memoir
Gold Key pieces will go on to be judged at the national level.
