2026 Scholastic Arts and Writing Regional Award Winners

Every year, students from across the country submit work to the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards, the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition for creative teens. 2026 marks another successful year of submissions for Paideia students!

Scholastic Gold Award Recipients

Total writing awards in the high school include 5 Silver Key awards and 4 Honorable Mentions. The following high school students received recognition for their writing:

• Maya Ahn ’29 - Critical Essay (Silver)
• Alexandra Huynh ’27 - Poetry (Honorable Mention, Silver)
• Madeleine Moon-Chun ’26 - Poetry, Portfolio, Short Story (Honorable Mention, Silver)
• Cyrus Rahbari ’26 - Personal Essay, Poetry (Honorable Mention, Silver)
• Kai Segall ’27 - Critical Essay (Honorable Mention)

The following junior high students received recognition for their writing:

• Cate Hayes ’31 - Poetry (Honorable Mention, Silver)
• Maefaire Rogovin ’30 - Personal Essay (Honorable Mention)
• Maddie Reddick ’30 - Personal Essay (Gold)

Total art awards (art and photography) in the high school include 24 Gold Keys, 23 Silver Keys (includes 1 Portfolio), and 32 Honorable Mentions (includes 1 Portfolio). The following high school students received recognition for their artwork:

• Sarah Abraham ’27 - Mixed Media (Gold Key)
• Maya Ahn ’29 - Comic Art, Photography (Gold Key)
• Finn Anderson ’26 - Painting, Digital Painting Drawing and Collage (Honorable Mention)
• Caleb Andrews ’28 - Photography (Honorable Mention)
• Maya Brambrut ’28 - Photography (Gold Key)
• Eleanor Critz ’27 - Jewelry (Honorable Mention)
• Wyatt DeWoskin ’28 - Jewelry (Silver)
• Addy Duitsman ’26 - Drawing (Honorable Mention)
• Oscar Emery ’28 - Photography (Gold)
• Andes Finch ’26 - Photography, Portfolio (Honorable Mention, Silver)
• Samira Garnes ’28 - Photography (Silver)
• Kaelyn Gibson ’26 - Painting (Honorable Mention, Silver)
• Anabel Gonzalez ’27 - Photography (Silver)
• Rei Henderson ’28 - Ceramics and Glass (Honorable Mention)
• Alexandra Huynh ’27 - Photography, Drawing, Jewelry (Honorable Mention, Silver, Gold)
• Calvin Jardina ’26 - Photography (Honorable Mention, Silver, Gold)
• Grace Kim ’26 - Jewelry (Honorable Mention, Silver)
• Addie Lawrence ’29 - Photography (Silver)
• Ryan Liu ’27 - Photography (Silver)
• Kya McMerit ’27 - Jewelry (Honorable Mention, Silver, Gold)
• Ava Miranda ’27 - Photography (Honorable Mention)
• Idris Montgomery ’29 - Jewelry (Honorable Mention)
• David Oglesby-Smith ’26 - Photography (Honorable Mention, Gold)
• Ruhi Patil ’26 - Photography (Silver, Gold)
• Evelyn Reynolds ’29 - Photography (Honorable Mention)
• Rachel Ringstrom ’26 - Photography (Honorable Mention, Silver)
• Sabine Schwartz ’28 - Photography (Silver, Gold)
• Kai Segall ’27 - Jewelry (Silver)
• Kidus Shiberu ’27 - Photography (Silver)
• Alexander Slopsema ’26 - Photography (Silver, Gold)
• Gavin StClair ’28 - Ceramics and Glass (Honorable Mention)
• Weston Tillman ’28 - Experimental Photography (Honorable Mention)
• Gabe Tobin ’28 - Jewelry (Gold)
• Charlie Valk ’29 - Photography (Gold)
• Adam Willingham ’26 - Ceramics and Glass (Honorable Mention, Silver)
• Kevin Wittern ’26 - Printmaking (Honorable Mention)
• Isabelle Wood ’27 - Photography (Honorable Mention)

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