Banner art: “Reconvergence,” Andrea Ye, ‘28
CA artists had a strong showing in this year’s Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, earning recognition across multiple categories and media. Their work stood out among submissions, reflecting both creative ambition and technical skill.
ART
Gold Key Award Recipients:
Celia Chen, ‘29 (Experimental Photography), Tess Perkinson, ‘27 (Photography), Andrea Ye, ’28 (Mixed Media), Sophie Liu, ’29 (Photography), Sophie Mei, ’30 (Sculpture)
Silver Key Award Recipients:
Noelle Moorhead, ‘27 (Photography), Gaille Saelim, ‘28 (Drawing), Andrea Ye, ‘28 (Painting), Sophie Mei, ’30 (Painting)
Honorable Mention Recipients:
Yuna Kim, ‘30 (Painting), Noelle Moorhead, ‘27 (Photography), Maya Rysin, ‘27 (Painting), Gaille Saelim, ‘28 (Painting), Celia Chen, ‘29 (Drawing & Painting), Andrea Ye, ‘24 (Painting, four Honorable Mentions in the category!)
WRITING
Anna Benjamin, ’27, Personal Essay and Memoir: Gold Key; Critical Essay: 4 Honorable Mentions
Yul Choi, ’26, Poetry: 2 Silver Keys
Celia Chen, ’29, Flash Fiction: Gold Key and Silver Key; Journalism: Honorable Mention; Poetry: Silver Key and Honorable Mention
Max Chen, ’26, Short Story: Honorable Mention
William Chen, ’26, Personal Essay and Memoir: Gold Key; Poetry: Silver Key and 2 Honorable Mentions
Jaden Hong, ’28, Speculative Fiction: Gold Key; Flash Fiction: Silver Key
Annika Liu, ’26, Flash Fiction: Gold Key
Levin Ma, ’27, Critical Essay: Honorable Mention
Aviva Wang, ’26, Journalism: Gold
Audrey Zhang, ’29, Personal Essay and Memoir: Gold Key; Personal Essay and Memoir: Honorable Mention
Sunny Zhao, ’27, Critical Essay: Honorable Mention; Personal Essay and Memoir: Silver Key, Poetry: Gold Key
Kenna Zhang, ’26, Poetry: Gold Key, 3 Silver Keys, Honorable Mention; Short Story: Gold Key, Honorable Mention
Claire Zhong, ’27, Flash Fiction: Gold Key; Personal Essay and Memoir: Silver Key; Poetry: Silver Key, Speculative Fiction: Silver Key, Honorable Mention
Separately, 2 Chargers won Young Arts Awards for their writing.
William Chen, ’26, Writing/Nonfiction Winner
Yul Choi, ’26, Writing/Spoken Word Winner
Congratulations to all of these talented Chargers!