Laurel Boasts 33 Scholastic Art and Writing Award Winners Totaling 52 Honors
Laurel is proud to announce a total of 33 students in Grades 8-12 have received a total of 52 honors in the 2024 Scholastic Art and Writing Competition.
This year we have 16 students who received art honors, including four Gold Key, six Silver Key awards and 12 Honorable Mentions. Laurel also has 17 students who received writing awards this year, including nine Gold Key awards, five Silver Key awards, and 16 Honorable Mentions. Award-winning work best exemplifies originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. Students receiving Gold Keys, Silver Keys, or Honorable Mentions are celebrated within their communities through local exhibitions and ceremonies. Gold Key works are then judged nationally by an impressive panel of creative-industry experts to receive National Medals later this year. All of our award winners follow.
Scholastic Art Awards
Gold Key Winners
Alaire Bang ‘24, Never Enough, Art: Drawing & Illustration
Claudia Berta ‘25, Under the Trees, Photography
Julia Duong ‘26, Ethereal Light Stalls, Photography
Serene Hameed ‘25, HotHead, Photography
Silver Key Winners
Siena Maschke ‘24, Flareup, Ceramic
Claudia Berta ‘25, Reflection, Photography
Maya Brindle ‘27, Ducks, Photography
Greta Geib ‘28, Peace in Arlington, Photography
Sarah Ballock ‘24, Dum Dums, Painting
Alaire Bang ‘24, Touch, Drawing & Illustration
Honorable Mentions
Olivia Keck ‘27, FutureGIRL, Drawing and Illustration
Siena Maschke ‘24, Blossom, Ceramic and A Series of Ceramic Studies: Bright Colors and Altered Forms, Portfolio
Danah Alrashid ‘26, Breakpoint, Photography
Claudia Berta ‘25, Radiance, Photography
Kori McCullough ‘27, Contemplation, Photography
Vanessa Sheppard ‘25, Lonely Maple, Photography and Whimsical Willow, Photography
Alaire Bang ‘24, Parker’s Portrait, Art: Drawing & Illustration
Avery Coy ‘24, Shadows of my Emotions, Drawing & Illustration
Emiko Dallas ‘24, Don’t Let Go, Sculpture
Ella Reindel-Swan ‘24, A Journey of Identity, Portfolio Category
Shaliz Bazldjoo ‘24, Battlefield at the Edge of Time, Writing: Science Fiction & Fantasy and On this I Kiss the Cross, Writing: Novel Writing
Yimo (CiCi) Cao ‘25, home lies in the strokes of an ink brush, Writing: Poetry and Perception: Snow Is Death; and Death Is He, Writing: Science Fiction & Fantasy