NA students Earned 2018 Scholastic National Gold Medals

Three Newark Academy students — two writers and one photographer — earned 2018 Scholastic National Gold Medals. Gillian Cohen ’19 won for her photograph, “Miles and the Birds.” Ezra Lebovitz ’18 won for his poetry collection,”’Cracking My Knuckles in Public,’ ‘The Grass Enters’ and ‘Champagne.’” Ava Sharahy ’20 won for her poem, “M.” This is Ava’s second national medal. Last year she earned a Silver Medal in Flash Fiction for her story, “Hero to Three.”  Of nearly 350,000 Scholastic entries this year, less than 1% earned National Medals. Gold Medalists will be honored at an awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall in June. Congratulations, Gillian, Ezra and Ava!