2023 Scholastic Writing Awards

Congratulations to the 21 Greeley students who had their original work recognized by the 2023 Hudson-to-Housatonic Writing Region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards!

A panel of professional novelists, editors, teachers, poets, librarians, journalists and other literary professionals selected only 772 titles from the more than 2,247 works submitted this year.

Together, Greeley accounted for 8 Gold Keys, 14 Silver Keys and 24 Honorable Mentions. Gold Keys are automatically forwarded for consideration at the national level of the Scholastic Writing Awards.

 GOLD KEY 
Awarded to the most accomplished works. Gold Keys are automatically forwarded for consideration at the national level of the Scholastic Writing Awards.

Daphne Cao - The Flood - Flash Fiction
Ian Cressman - The Winds of Burial - Flash Fiction
Amy Feng - Fate of the World - Critical Essay
Warren Fu - Cheese Could be my FeBreze - Personal Essay & Memoir
Claire Nam - PEAKHEIGHT - Personal Essay & Memoir
Owen Sibinga - Looking Eastward - Personal Essay & Memoir
Tessa Wheeler - Dear Joan - Poetry
Tessa Wheeler - Nighttime Ambling - Poetry

 SILVER KEY 
Awarded to distinguished works.

Anwen Cao - Uglier Butterflies - Short Story
Jiachen Cao - Does Human Gene Editing Benefit Humans? - Critical Essay
Joyce Chen - lupinus nootkatensis - Poetry
Amy Feng - Covid-19's Relationship with Humanity in China - Journalism
Amy Feng - Hysteria and Humanity - Critical Essay
Warren Fu - Inadequacy - Humor
Devisi Goel - Terminal Velocity - Poetry
Devisi Goel - The Rivers of Time - Short Story
Devisi Goel - Waiting on a Moment - Poetry
Anna Olteanu - Albina Armata - Personal Essay & Memoir
Anna Olteanu - cobalt and periwinkle, 8'x11', oil on canvas. 1966 - Poetry
Anna Olteanu - Self-Portrait - Poetry
Emma Wasserman - Neuropathic Chaos - Personal Essay & Memoir
Tessa Wheeler - Pre-Dawn Worship - Poetry

 HONORABLE MENTION 
Awarded to promising works.

Daphne Cao - Instatiable - Short Story
Jiachen Cao - The Vulgar Symphony - Short Story
Netra Easwaran - He Leans Out - Critical Essay
Netra Easwaran - The Brown Man - Poetry
Amy Feng - A Lifetime of Differences - Personal Essay & Memoir
Amy Feng - Immortality and Punishment - Science Fiction & Fantasy
Amy Feng - Stranger Danger - Short Story
Devisi Goel - Dear Durga Maa - Poetry
Devisi Goel - Haikus to becoming an Indian Mother - Poetry
Rena Hollister - When Infinity Ends - Flash Fiction
Claire Nam - To Do List: A Perfect Death - Short Story
Reshmita Nayudu - The Broken Matka - Short Story
Anna Olteanu - (Exo)skeletons - Poetry
Anna Olteanu - Undefined qualms with childhood idealism and logging - Personal Essay & Memoir
Andrew Pang - A Tale of Two Knights - Short Story
Andrew Pang - Legacy Admission: A Hindrance to Progress - Critical Essay
Jared Saiontz - The Mystery - Short Story
Owen Sibinga - Lament to the Demons - Poetry
Alexa Troob - Our Music - Personal Essay & Memoir
Julianne Wang - BOINKED - Flash Fiction
Tessa Wheeler - A Cat Named Icky - Poetry
Tessa Wheeler - Ardeo - Poetry
Tessa Wheeler - Phase Change - Poetry
Tessa Wheeler - When Fog Swallowed the Sound - Personal Essay & Memoir