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The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative teens in grades 7-12. This year, many Creative Writing and Visual Arts students from the SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities received recognition in the Southeast Region-at-Large competition. Collectively, these young artists received 65 awards, including 14 gold keys, 22 silver keys, 25 honorable mention awards, and 1 American Voices Nominee award.

Writing Region-At-Large Award Recipients 

• Alexandra Aradas - Honorable Mention, Poetry ; Honorable Mention, Personal Essay & Memoir 

• Savannah Bell - Silver Key, Short Story; 2 Honorable Mentions, Personal Essay & Memoir 

• Youjaye Daniels - American Voices Nominee; Gold Key, Writing Portfolio; Gold Key Personal Essay & Memoir; Gold Key, Poetry;  3 Silver Keys, Poetry; Honorable Mention, Poetry; Honorable Mention, Personal Essay & Memoir

• Katherine Davis - 2 Honorable Mentions, Personal Essay & Memoir 

• Cassie Drew - 2 Honorable Mentions, Poetry; Honorable Mention, Personal Essay & Memoir 

• Daylon Hall - Gold Key, Short Story; Honorable Mention, Short Story; Honorable Mention, Poetry 

• Deirdre Hickey - Honorable Mention, Personal Essay & Memoir

• Norah Kehrli - Silver Key, Personal Essay & Memoir 

• Emma McArtor - Silver Key, Personal Essay & Memoir 

• Karolina Montalvo - Silver Key, Personal Essay & Memoir 

• Em Moore - 2 Gold Keys, Personal Essay & Memoir and Poetry; Silver Key, Poetry. Honorable Mention, Poetry 

• James Rabon - Honorable Mention, Poetry 

• Alden Rondeau - Honorable Mention, Personal Essay & Memoir 

• Reed Shumpert - Honorable Mention, Poetry

• Aidan Simmons - Silver Key, Poetry; 2 Honorable Mentions, Humor and Poetry 

• Andrew Sinclair - Gold Key, Poetry; Silver Key, Poetry; Honorable Mention, Poetry 

• Grace Warren-Page - Gold Key, Short Story; Silver Key, Poetry; Honorable Mention, Poetry 

• Andrew Williams - Gold Key, Writing Portfolio 

• Sarai Winkler - Honorable Mention, Personal Essay & Memoir 

• Meredith Wiper - Honorable Mention, Short Story 

Art Region-At-Large Recipients 

• Pace Aho - Gold Key, Ceramics and Glass 

• Lily Brittain - Gold Key, Film & Animation 

• Katie Brown - Gold Key, Printmaking 

• Midori Brown - Silver Key, Design

• Ruby Clack - Gold Key, Printmaking 

• Ray Cobb - Silver Key, Ceramics & Glass 

• Nona Ghimpau - Silver Key, Painting 

• Jessica Hamilton - Silver Key, Design 

• Christy Hudson - Silver Key, Design 

• Jet Joyner - Silver Key, Film & Animation 

• Jude Mejía-Vázquez - 2 Silver Keys, Printmaking and Jewelry. Honorable Mention, Jewelry 

• Sofia Spinelli - Silver Key, Ceramics & Glass 

• Sophie Sweeney - Silver Key, Mixed Media 

• Emily Thomas - Gold Key, Digital Art. Silver Key, Art Portfolio 

Student work that received Gold Keys and the American Voices nomination will continue on to be judged at the national level for the opportunity to win scholarships worth $10,000 and recognition at the national ceremony in New York City. National winners will be announced later this spring.