2019 Gold Key Writing Recipients Congratulations to the following students who received regional Gold Keys for Writing in the 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards! This list is sorted by the student's last name. To search for a name, press Ctrl+F on a PC or Command+F on a Mac. Regional Gold Key work is currently being considered in New York City for national recognition. National Medalists will be announced on March 13, 2019. Students and educators should log into their accounts at artandwriting.org to see if they've received a National Medal and to receive important instructions. Names on this list appear exactly as they appeared in your Student Profile on February 1. If you need to change the capitalization or spelling of your name, please log into your account and make the change in your Student Profile by March 12, 2019. Please do not contact us about individual name changes. If you have questions, please visit artandwriting.org/faq or email us at [email protected]. Last Name First Name Grade School City State Title Category Barcode Region Aakil Salihah 9 Home School Pride and sticky Notes Poetry 13051268 D.C. Metro Writing Region Aakil Salihah 9 Home School Argentum Short Story 13070204 D.C. Metro Writing Region Abasaeed Rayan 12 Brooks Debartolo Collegiate Tampa FL War & Peace Poetry 13261279 Hillsborough Writing Region High School Abbassi Rosie 11 Klein High School Klein TX Simply Rozy Personal Essay 13059442 Harris County Writing Region & Memoir abbott zadya 11 Vermillion High School Vermillion SD November's Pause For Journalism 13366980 South Dakota Writing Region Diversity Abdelnour Meredith 12 Douglas Anderson School of Jacksonville FL Discontentment Writing 13094623 Northeast Florida Art Region Arts Portfolio Abedon River 11 Charleston County School of North SC Blatant Dissent Personal Essay 13111006 Southeast Writing Region-at- the Arts Charleston & Memoir Large Abolt Taleah 7 Riverbend Elementary Yuba City CA 10 minutes Flash Fiction 13085263 Northern California Writing School Region Abramowicz Ava 11 Novi Christian Academy Novi MI Consequences Short Story 13153299 Midwest Writing Region at Large at the Belin-Blank Center Abrams Sarah 11 Half Hollow Hills High School Dix Hills NY Mind Games Poetry 13135406 Northeast Writing Region-at- E Large Acuna Arthur 12 Bishop Gorman High School Las Vegas NV Keep the Streak Personal Essay 13099333 Southern Nevada Writing & Memoir Region Adamo Ezra 10 Lusher Charter School New Orleans LA Hold Off on Your Dozing Poetry 13343050 South Louisiana Writing Region 2019 Scholastic Art Writing Awards 1 of 223 Gold Key Recipients | artandwriting.org v. 1/30/2019 1:00 pm Last Name First Name Grade School City State Title Category Barcode Region Adamu Dagmawit 12 Milton High School Alpharetta GA Predator, Theory of Evolution Poetry 13039517 Georgia Writing Region Adamu Dagmawit 12 Milton High School Alpharetta GA Untitled Poetry 13387047 Georgia Writing Region Adent Julia 10 St Joseph High School Saint Joseph MI Hands Up, Don't Shoot Poetry 13108924 Midwest Writing Region at Large at the Belin-Blank Center Adenusi Adetutu 8 Seven Lakes Junior High Katy TX Africa- Motherland Poetry 13149110 Harris County Writing Region School Adhikari Amit 12 Covington Latin School Covington KY Two Idioms Taking Literally Humor 13041051 Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky Writing Region Adler Rebecca 8 Pine Crest School Ft Lauderdale FL Out of My Control Poetry 13337591 Broward Writing Region Adriance Madeleine 12 St Mary's Academy Portland OR Piece by Piece Personal Essay 13087184 West Writing Region-at-Large & Memoir Agadis Mariana 8 Centerville Middle School Lancaster PA The Trials Flash Fiction 13164705 Northeast Writing Region-at- Large Agarwal Aaron 7 Millburn Middle School Millburn NJ Fire(does not)Work Critical Essay 13166741 New Jersey Writing Region Agarwal Bella 9 Desert Mountain High Scottsdale AZ colors Poetry 13083648 Southwest Writing Region-at- School Large Agarwal Meghan 11 Suncoast High School Riviera Beach FL For Annabelle Poetry 13030142 Southeast Writing Region-at- Large Agrawal Ayush 9 Canyon Crest Academy San Diego CA Acceptance, Jealousy, Love Poetry 13214107 West Writing Region-at-Large Agyeman- Boatemaa 11 Breck School Minneapolis MN How A Black Person Orders At Poetry 13339939 Minnesota Writing Region Mensah Starbucks Ahmed Hira 12 Bishop Gorman High School Las Vegas NV Children of a Lesser God Personal Essay 13141143 Southern Nevada Writing & Memoir Region Ahn Alexis 10 Fayetteville-Manlius High Manlius NY The Edge Short Story 13225049 Northeast Writing Region-at- School Large Ahn Claire 12 Rancho Bernardo High San Diego CA Discomfort Poetry 13038211 West Writing Region-at-Large School Ahn Hannah 11 Bergen County Academies Hackensack NJ How to Become a Millionaire Humor 13172129 New Jersey Writing Region (1999 Edition) Aide Shannon 9 Indian Trail High School Kenosha WI Too Much Pride Leads to Critical Essay 13284772 Southeast Wisconsin Disasters and Fallen Ibises Scholastic Writing Region Aikman Samantha 9 Mt Mansfield Union High Jericho VT Soap Poetry 13072911 Vermont Writing Region School Aikman Samantha 9 Mt Mansfield Union High Jericho VT gravity Poetry 13082383 Vermont Writing Region School 2019 Scholastic Art Writing Awards 2 of 223 Gold Key Recipients | artandwriting.org v. 1/30/2019 1:00 pm Last Name First Name Grade School City State Title Category Barcode Region Alarcio Rachel 12 John Marshall High School Los Angeles CA Antiseptic Poetry 13199465 West Writing Region-at-Large Alarcio Rachel 12 John Marshall High School Los Angeles CA Torchlight Poetry 13200999 West Writing Region-at-Large Alarcio Rachel 12 John Marshall High School Los Angeles CA Parking Lot Supernova Short Story 13202029 West Writing Region-at-Large Alberta Katherine 12 Archmere Academy Claymont DE Sunglasses Short Story 13330017 Delaware Writing Region Aldrete Isabella 10 Baldwin School Bryn Mawr PA at the navel of the moon Poetry 13329383 Philadelphia Writing Region Alexander Noelle 8 St. John's School Houston TX 1919 Flash Fiction 13177768 Harris County Writing Region Ali Maya 8 Gray Middle School Union KY Last Breath Flash Fiction 13040425 Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky Writing Region Alice Ko 10 Jericho Senior High School Jericho NY Balloon Personal Essay 13087523 Northeast Writing Region-at- & Memoir Large Aliu Aminah 10 Chadwick School Pls Vrds Pnsl CA The Real Africa, The Real Poetry 13204639 West Writing Region-at-Large America All Cass 9 Fine Arts Center Greenville SC Unnamed Poetry 13092104 Southeast Writing Region-at- Large Allen Amira 10 Manchester High School Midlothian VA The Middle Ground Poetry 13367350 Richmond Writing Region Allen Betsy 9 Brooklyn Friends School Brooklyn NY The Monster Within Me Short Story 13148720 New York City Writing Region Allen Brianne 12 Léman Manhattan New York NY Things That Cannot Protect Personal Essay 13057255 New York City Writing Region Preparatory School You & Memoir Allen Hananh 11 Klein High School Klein TX A is for Average Critical Essay 13057130 Harris County Writing Region Allen Katherine 7 The Convent of Sacred Heart New York NY The Bold Woman who is Personal Essay 13143406 New York City Writing Region School Beloved by the Community & Memoir Alles Ayana 8 Florence M Gaudineer Springfield NJ Broken Mirror Short Story 13217880 New Jersey Writing Region Middle School Alley Ralph 12 Crosby High School Crosby TX Teddy Bear Poetry 13035719 Harris County Writing Region Alleyne Gabriella 11 Chapin School New York NY The Natural Curve Poetry 13203125 New York City Writing Region Kaelan Adriana Almada Alejandra 12 Maritime & Science Tech Miami FL Devotedly Yours Writing 13329030 Miami-Dade Art Region Academy Portfolio 2019 Scholastic Art Writing Awards 3 of 223 Gold Key Recipients | artandwriting.org v. 1/30/2019 1:00 pm Last Name First Name Grade School City State Title Category Barcode Region Almada Alejandra 12 Maritime & Science Tech Miami FL Beautifully Damned Short Story 13329448 Miami-Dade Writing Region Academy Almada Paulina 9 Maritime & Science Tech Miami FL Would-Be Gods Aren't Meant Poetry 13271471 Miami-Dade Writing Region Academy To Last Almasy Morgan 12 Red Bank Reg High School Little Silver NJ Watercolor Poetry 13117008 New Jersey Writing Region Alonso Alicia 12 Trevor Day School New York NY Plunging from Scarlet’s Sin to Short Story 13119471 New York City Writing Region Snow’s Purity: A Creative Memoir Alper-Nocera Kaya 8 Hommocks Middle School Larchmont NY Aperta Science 13314996 Hudson-to-Housatonic Writing Fiction & Region Fantasy Alphenaar Anna 11 Louisville Collegiate School Louisville KY Bus Stop Science 13192478 Southeast Writing Region-at- Fiction & Large Fantasy Alster Ela 8 Salk School of Science New York NY Depressions Demons Poetry 13164788 New York City Writing Region Alston Jerrell 11 Goose Creek High School Goose Creek SC The Color Black Poetry 13093127 Southeast Writing Region-at- Large Altsuler Megan 10 Kinkaid School Houston TX A Day In The Life Of A High Humor 13050941 Harris County Writing Region School Loser Altubuh Dalia 12 Bob Jones High School Madison AL LITTLE BOY and FAT MAN Poetry 13223746 Southeast Writing Region-at- Large Alvarez Isabella 12 Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter NH Brown Poetry 13395849 New Hampshire Writing Region Alvarez Isabella 12 Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter NH Carve Poetry 13395851 New Hampshire Writing Region Alvarez Isabella 12 Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter NH Self, II Poetry 13395859 New Hampshire Writing Region Alvarez Isabella 12 Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter NH Tar