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Newark Academy Students Earn 56 Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards
Twenty-five Newark Academy students earned a combined total of 56 Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards in the 2023 regional competition. Five students received a Gold Key, the highest award; 15 students earned Silver Key accolades and 15 students nabbed Honorable Mention honors. In addition, Vivian Zhang ’24 was awarded two national gold medals for her drawing “Home” and painting “Pressure.” Her piece, “Home,” will be exhibited at Carnegie Hall. Marina Chernin '23 also received recognition at the national level with a silver medal for her critical essay “Violence in Decolonization: A Weak Substitute for Power.” The Scholastic Awards is the nation’s longest-running recognition program for students in Grades 7 through 12 for creativity and excellence in various categories of arts and writing.
See the complete list of Newark Academy Scholastic Award winners below.
Arts Awards
Gold Key
Anouk Hemingway ’25
- Photography, Kneaded Nostalgia
Amy Wang ’25
- Drawing & Illustration, The Society
- Mixed Media, The Plant Man
- Mixed Media, The Jail and Hands
- Drawing & Illustration, Home
- Painting, Pressure
Silver Key
Kieri Keys ’24
- Film & Animation, Countdown
Vivian Zhang ’24
- Painting, Wildfire
Honorable Mention
Natalie Blake ’26
- Digital Art, Star-Born
- Digital Art, Aviary
Ivie Drogin ’25
- Ceramics and Glass, Blue Marble
Kieri Keys ’24
- Poetry, Undressed
Amy Wang '25
- Painting, The Fish Market
- Drawing & Illustration, Reflection
- Painting, Hair
- Painting, Squeeze
Writing Awards
Gold Key
Marina Chernin ’23
- Critical Essay, “Violence in Decolonization: A Weak Substitute for Power”
- Personal Essay & Memoir, “The Opera House”
Olivia Palker ’24
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, “Dear You”
Suved Wali ’24
- Critical Essay, “The Anti-Vaccination Controversy: A Quest to Define American Citizenship”
Silver Key
Izzy Becker ’24
- Silver Key, Critical Essay, “Cancel Culture: A Pervasive Toxicity in the Media”
Natalie Blake ’26
- Silver Key, Poetry, “Inside on a Sunny Day”
Siyona Bordia ’25
- Short Story, “Mirror, Mirror”
- Flash Fiction, “Time and Time Again”
Lola Cantillon ’23
- Personal Essay & Memoir, “Modern Love”
Marina Chernin ’23
- Critical Essay, “What Constitutes a Moral Punishment for Murder? A Study of “‘Crime and Punishment’ and the Deterrence, Retributive, and Rehabilitative Theories of Justice”
Talia Elwyn ’26
- Poetry, “An Anthology of Feelings”
Matthew Higgins ’25
- Poetry, “Industrial Revelation”
- Flash Fiction, “Three Missed Calls”
Zinnia Magill ’24
- Poetry, “Daydreaming Devices”
Svanfridur Mura ’24
- Poetry, “An Epic”
Olivia Palker ’24
- Poetry, “Words Unsaid”
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, “Desire”
- Flash Fiction, “Written in the Stars”
- Short Story, “A Captivating Fantasy”
- Silver Key, Poetry, “Ode to Pain”
Yulin Tang ’26
- Poetry, “Rest”
Honorable Mention
Izzy Becker ’24
- Journalism, “A Deep Dive into Adam McKay’s ‘Don’t Look Up’”
Natalie Blake ’26
- Poetry, “To be Carried”
Alex Dang ’26
- Short Story, “Astronauts”
Eddie Ho ’25
- Personal Essay/Memoir, “Alone in the Clouds”
Inchara Hosanagar ’24
- Critical Essay, “Fanon’s Assessment of Physical Violence: An Imperative Need for Decolonization”
- Critical Essay, “Structures of Institutions in Krik? Krak!”
- Critical Essay, “Gentrification and the Displacement of Minorities: An Examination of Urban Citizenship”
Abby Hsu ’25
- Personal Essay/Memoir, “The Meaning Behind the Neon Green Stick”
Angela Huang ’27
- Poetry, “Selfish”
Kieri Keys ’24
- Poetry, “Undressed”
Jeff Kunzweiler ’25
- Short Story, “The Woman Behind the Counter”
Olivia Palker ’24
- Personal Essay & Memoir, “Brace Face”
- Flash Fiction, “Push and Pull”
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, “Fault Lines”
Lily Sternlieb ’24
- Poetry, “Poppy Paradise-2:4-3:24”
Sanjita Tumu ’27
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, “The Wonder Glove”
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