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Oswego High School Students Earn 2023 Scholastic Writing Awards

Oswego, Ill. (February 17, 2023) — Students from Oswego High School submitted and have earned multiple awards at the national Scholastic Arts & Writing Competition in the Midwest Region.  Winners having achieved a Gold Key will have their work advanced to the National Competition which takes place in March. 

 

The Scholastic Art & Writing awards give students opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships.  In 2022, students across the United States and Canada entered more than 260,000 original works in 28 different categories of art and writing. This is the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens.

 

Congratulations to the following students and their instructor, Erin Holtz, from Oswego High School on their accomplishments. Students this year submitted various works in the areas of: poetry, personal essay/memoir, short story, critical essay, writing portfolio, humor, flash fiction, and journalism.

 

Gold Key (top 5-7% - Advance to National Competition held in March)

  • Amber Antonich (senior) - poetry "One Day"
  • Amber Antonich (senior) - poetry "Where Does The Light Come From"
  • Ashley Vargas (senior) - poetry "To All Intents and Purposes"
  • Luke Barry (senior) - personal essay/memoir "Family"

Silver Key (top 7-10%)

  • Christian Mattern (senior) - short story "Azure Coronation"
  • Jessica Taylor (senior) - critical essay "Teenage Sleep Deprivation and How Schools Can Help"
  • Kara Baaske (senior) poetry - "Spoiled Guilt"
  • Katey Harris (senior) - writing portfolio "Tethers"
  • Katey Haris (senior) - poetry "Cauterized"
  • Raelyn Alvarez (junior) - humor "[SATIRE] OHS Fish sandwich causes new COVID-19 variant"

Honorable Mentions (top 10-15%)

  • Christopher Griffins (senior) - short story "Blessing in Disguise"
  • Kennedy Hugunin (senior) - short story "Facing Reality"
  • Kiera Robledo (senior) - flash fiction "The Smelly Microwave"
  • Lina Raimondi (junior) - personal essay/memoir "How to Live Through Something"
  • Matthew Barkley (senior) - flash fiction "The Sweet Bells of a Banshee's Scream"
  • Ryker Stevenson (junior) - poetry "Freedom in Night"
  • Abraham Gallegos (senior) - journalism "Student workers stress & mental health suffer due to a labor shortage"

Congratulations to all of these very talented writers from Oswego High School.

To view the Categories of the Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards, please visit:  www.artandwriting.org/gallery/writing.