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Visual Arts Students Receive Scholastic Awards

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Students in our Visual and Digital Arts programs received awards and honors from The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. Our students were identified due to their exceptional artistic and literary talent and are consequently given the opportunity for recognition, exhibition, and publication.

Mia Kamensky ‘24 received Honorable Mention for her personal essay, “Visiting Ruth.” Edward Li ‘25 received several awards including, two Gold Key and an honorable mention in photography, and honorable mentions in digital art and humor. Joshua Sukoff ‘22 received two Gold Keys and two Silver Keys in photography. Angela Zhu ‘24 received a Gold Key in photography.

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