Jeffery Keys '21 Lily Sternlieb ’24 Earns Scholastic National Gold Medalist

Newark Academy junior Jefferey Keys and eighth-grader Lily Sternlieb recently earned a Scholastic National Gold Medalist award for their pieces of writing. Jeffery wrote a Critical Essay, Caricatures, and CitizenshipIntertwined and wrote the Lily wrote a Dramatic Script, We Write the Words we Cannot Say. 

The Civic Expression Award and Alliance/ACT-SO Journey Award are given to only a handful of Gold Medal winners and come with a scholarship/stipend, making Jeffrey's achievement especially notable

An active member of Dr. LaPadula’s English class, Lily also works with Dr. LaPadula on the Middle School Lit Magazine.
Gold Key works automatically advance to national judging. In recent years Scholastic has received about 350,000 entries. Roughly 20,000 (6%) of entries earn regional Gold Keys, and less than 1% of total Scholastic entries receive National Medals.
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