As a girls’ school with a 142-year history of educating and empowering young women, Hathaway Brown is proud to celebrate Women’s History Month. Every day this March, we’ll be sharing content related to our own school history and we’ll be featuring the voices of women in the HB community and beyond. New material will be posted throughout the month on all of our digital platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, HBlog, and hb.edu, so be sure to follow along for videos, inspirational quotes, special contests, and much more. Among other things, we’ll be marking the 20^th anniversary of our signature Science Research & Engineering Program on March 6, enthusiastically honoring International Women’s Day on March 8, highlighting our fourth graders’ Notable Women projects on March 14, posting photos from abroad as our students experience life in six different countries through programs designed by the Center for Global Citizenship during Spring Break, and sharing an array of material from our archives all month long. We’d love to add your voice to the mix as well, so please like, comment, and share. 

To start things off, please enjoy this blog post by Head of School Fran Bisselle—an homage to the women who have come before us and who continue to inspire us to always blaze new trails. #WomensHistoryMonth #HBCelebratesWomen

It was a great weekend for Hathaway Brown’s Speech & Debate program, as Jason Habig, HB's Middle School history department chair and director of summer programs, was inducted into the Ohio High School Speech & Debate Association Hall of Fame. Jason coaches HB's Upper School Speech & Debate team, which he established at HB in 2005 and now includes more than 60 students in grades 9-12. Prior to joining HB, he coached the team at Saint Ignatius High School. Jason was a policy debater himself at Saint Ignatius and Case Western Reserve University, and he began coaching at SIHS when he was a freshman in college until he joined the faculty at HB.

With a regular season that includes one- or two-day tournaments each weekend from October through January, state and national tournaments in February and March, and after-school practices for 13 different events, supervising Speech & Debate is quite a commitment. In his two decades of active participation in this honor society, Jason has amassed numerous impressive achievements, but he’s most lauded for his unwavering commitment to students and their development as confident, caring, thoughtful people who are empowered to go out and make the world a better place.

On Friday, March 2, Jason’s own mentor in Speech & Debate, Joe Buzzelli of Saint Ignatius, introduced his former student to the gathered crowd of several thousand students and teachers in Sylvania, Ohio, thanking him on behalf of all the young men and women whose lives he’s transformed, for his “generosity of intellect, friendship, and kindness.” In his acceptance remarks, Jason encouraged the students to think beyond themselves in their life pursuits. “When you combine your speech and debate talents with caring deeply about the people and the world around you, it’s essential that you hear this message early and often: every single one of the adults who helps run this activity in Ohio—from the most accomplished coach to the most inexperienced novice judge—comes to the tournaments on Saturdays because they believe in your power to make the future better,” he said. “Please use that power to choose to care about the world around you.”

VIEW JASON’S OFFICIAL INDUCTION VIDEO HERE

To commemorate the occasion, the senior members of the 2017-2018 HB Speech & Debate team compiled a special video of their own, including well wishes from several school alumnae and others who wanted to express their gratitude to Jason for the effect he’s had on their life trajectories. You can watch that moving tribute here.

This weekend’s event marked the end of statewide HB Speech & Debate competition for the season, with only Nationals left. There were several highlights from this year’s competition, leading up to and including the tournament in Sylvania:

• A record 77 Upper school girls and 22 Middle School girls participated in at least one tournament this year
• Three HB students are National qualifiers, including Isha Lele ’18, who is one of a small handful of students nationwide to qualify to Nationals all four years of high school
• 16 Upper School students earned state-qualifying records this year
• HB was one of only three schools in the Cleveland area to have qualifiers to States in all four debate categories

From the State Tournament:

• Isha Lele ’18 finished third in a field of more than 220 in Congressional Debate, and she was the highest placing female in the event
• Jessica Chang ’21 finished as a semifinalist in Congressional Debate
• Amaya Razmi ’18 was as an octafinalist in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, finishing ninth in the state in back-to-back seasons
• Anya Razmi ’20 advanced to quarterfinals in Informative Speaking
• Molly Gleydura ’18 advanced to quarterfinals in Declamation

Congratulations to all of these students, and to Jason for his outstanding Speech & Debate career. We are confident that his work will continue to make a powerful impact for many, many years to come. 

SREP CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

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Since 1998, Hathaway Brown's groundbreaking signature Science Research & Engineering Program has unlocked the innate potential of hundreds of high school girls, placing them in professional laboratories at world-class institutions to do the work that can change lives. 

In 2018, we celebrate two decades of success in educating and empowering students in this important way.

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By opening the doors to laboratories that students otherwise might not be able to enter until college or graduate school, the Science Research & Engineering Program at Hathaway Brown is bridging the divide between the traditional high school curriculum and the real world. Since 1998, more than 500 girls have participated in the SREP, earning placements in innovative research settings, working directly with practicing scientists, contributing to cutting-edge research in numerous fields, authoring and co-authoring scholarly articles published in scientific journals, and winning unparalleled recognition in prestigious national and international awards competitions. HB is proud to partner with such outstanding institutions as Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and NASA Glenn Research Center in this pioneering and longstanding initiative.

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Hathaway Brown School held its 20th Annual Poster Session & Reception on Tuesday, March 6, in the HB Atrium. Nearly 150 students presented work on research ranging from independent background literature reviews to research that has been ongoing for almost four years in disciplines covering archaeology and medical projects to physics and polymer sciences. The Science Research & Engineering Program also celebrated its 20th year and recognized six researchers who have supported the program for much of this time and mentored multiple students, including C.C. Liu, Ken Singer, Kim de Groh, Bruce Banks, Bela Anand-Ape, and Harvey Webster. Bill Christ, 13th Head of School, and Patty Hunt, Founding Director of the SREP, were also recognized as Co-Founders of this breakthrough experiential scientific program that came about through their leadership in 1998. 

VIDEO: HB SREP CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

Based on extensive judging from both internal faculty and external scientists from Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Clinic, and NASA Glenn Research Center, the top three projects from the Poster Session were selected as Finalists to attend the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) from May 13-18 in Pittsburgh, PA. This is largest pre-college science event in the nation and more than 1,500 student finalists from local and regional fairs from roughly 70 countries and territories arrive to compete at ISEF for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, and scientific field trips and have an exciting week of networking and activities. 

In addition to these high-stakes awards, a number of special awards were also won by Hathaway Brown students at the Poster Session in recognition for their research efforts. Each winner received a certificate and many awards were also accompanied by cash prizes, gifts, or medals of recognition. 

Intel ISEF Finalists:

Maya Razmi, '18: Heteromultivalent Approaches to Clot-Targeted Nanomedicine: Combination Targeting of Drug Delivery Systems to Active Platelets and Fibrin with Anirban Sen Gupta and Michael Sun at Case Western Reserve University

Alison Xin, '19: Computational Predictions in the Design of Affinity-Based Drug Delivery with Horst von Recum and Edgardo Riviera at Case Western Reserve University

Michelle Yin, '18: Multifunctional Nanoparticle-mediated Delivery of miR-200c Restricts the Metastatic Ability of TNBC Cells with Zheng-Rong Lu and Nadia Ayat at Case Western Reserve University 

Intel Computer Science Award Winner: Alison Xin, '19: Computational Predictions in the Design of Affinity-Based Drug Delivery with Dr. Horst von Recum and Edgardo Riviera at Case Western Reserve University

US Air Force Awards: (top background and starting project boards):
Maxine Gilligan ’21
Shruthi Ravichandran ’21
Audrey Roche ’21
Kaisal Shah ’21

Office of Naval Research Awards:
Simran Patwa ’19
Cristina Rackley ’18
Kathy Wang ’19

American Meteorological Society Award: Kate Snow ’18

American Psychological Association Award: Angela Zhu ’19 and Nikhita Kumar ’19

Association for Women Geoscientists Award: Megan Qiang ’19

ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives Award: Sukhmani Kaur ’18

Mu Alpha Theta Award: Anika Rede ’18

NASA Earth System Science Award: Kshama Girish ’18

Ricoh's Sustainable Development Award: Julia Sofia Moreno ’18 

Society for In Vitro Biology Award: Jennifer Wang ’19

US Metric SI Award: Isha Lele ’18

Yale Science and Engineering Award: Greta Cywinska ’19

Hathaway Brown is pleased to announce that senior Regina Egan and sophomore Rebecca Oet have earned national recognition in The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2018. Regina was honored with a Silver Medal for her Personal Essay/Memoir titled "Papa," and Rebecca earned a Silver Medal for her Poetry: "Skin."

Scholastic national medalists have been identified by panels of creative professionals as the most talented young artists and writers in the nation. This year, 350,000 works of art and writing were submitted by students in grades 7-12, and less than one percent of work was recognized at the national level. This is the sixth of seven years that HB students have earned national recognition in the Scholastic program. Since 1923, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have recognized the outstanding work of teenagers from across the country. By winning a Scholastic Art & Writing Award, these HB students join a legacy of celebrated authors and artists including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, John Currin, and Lena Dunham.

Congratulations to these gifted writers and many thanks to the HB faculty who continue to educate, inspire, encourage, and mentor them. For more information about the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, please visit the program's official website.

Hathaway Brown is pleased to announce that seniors Hannah Froimson and Regina Egan have earned national recognition in The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2018. Both won national Silver Medals for Printmaking; Hannah for her piece titled "Self Portrait," and Regina for "I Haven't Ridden a Bike Since You Left." Regina also won a national Silver Medal in Writing this year. 

Scholastic national medalists have been identified by panels of creative professionals as the most talented young artists and writers in the nation. This year, 350,000 works of art and writing were submitted by students in grades 7-12, and less than one percent of work was recognized at the national level. Since 1923, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have recognized the outstanding work of teenagers from across the country. By winning a Scholastic Art & Writing Award, these HB students join a legacy of celebrated authors and artists including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, John Currin, and Lena Dunham.

Congratulations to these gifted artists and many thanks to the HB faculty who continue to educate, inspire, encourage, and mentor them. For more information about the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, please visit the program's official website.

On April 12, twenty-one Hathaway Brown seniors were inducted into the Cum Laude Society, an organization established to recognize academic achievement in secondary schools for the purpose of promoting excellence, justice, and honor.

Amy Saltzman Porter '01, MD, PhD, a pediatric palliative care physician at the Cleveland Clinic, delivered the ceremony's keynote address. She described her path from Hathaway Brown to where she is today, highlighting the times she "pivoted" from the expected course, only to have her life experiences enriched. There is much to be learned from diverging from the path and allowing yourself to see things in a new way, she said. An HB "lifer," Dr. Porter also encouraged the 9th- through 12th-grade students gathered for the assembly to understand and appreciate that having the benefit of an HB education arms you with confidence, knowledge, and outstanding opportunities —she credits the school's Science Research & Engineering Program with making her the person she is today. But don't forget, she cautioned the girls, that luck factors heavily into the equation as well. She was lucky to grow up at a school such as HB, she said, and she reminded the students that they are lucky to have the benefits of this type of empowering all-girls education as well. 

The 2018 Cum Laude Society inductees are Katerina Aris, Brice Bai, Regina Egan, Archer Frodyma, Molly Gleydura, Katherine Halloran, Sukhmani Kaur, Anne Lewandowski, Coralin Li, Lekha Medarametla, Roxana Moazami, Danica Murthy, Cristina Rackley, Anika Rede, Sophie Sacks, Leonela Serrano, Alexandra von Zedlitz, Erin Xu, Ying Ying Yang, Evangeline Yeh, and Michelle Yin. 

Families of the inductees joined us for the assembly as well, and after the ceremony the newly inducted Cum Laude Society members gathered for a celebratory reception.

The Osborne Writing Center is pleased to invite you to attend a very special event, hosted in collaboration with the Center for Global Citizenship, the Global Education Benchmark Group, and with the support of the Hathaway Brown Parent Association.

Azar Nafisi
Presentation and Book Signing
Thursday, April 26, 2018
9-10 a.m.
The Ahuja Auditorium

Azar Nafisi is best known as the author of the national bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, which electrified its readers with a compassionate and often harrowing portrait of the Islamic revolution in Iran and how it affected one university professor and her students. Earning high acclaim and an enthusiastic readership, Reading Lolita in Tehran is an incisive exploration of the transformative powers of fiction in a world of tyranny. The book has spent over 117 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Reading Lolita in Tehran has been translated in 32 languages, and has won diverse literary awards, including the Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, Non-fiction Book of the Year Award from Booksense, the Frederic W. Ness Book Award, the Latifeh Yarsheter Book Award, the Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle, and an achievement award from the American Immigration Law Foundation, as well as being a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Memoir. In 2006 she won a Persian Golden Lioness Award for literature, presented by the World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media. In 2009 Reading Lolita in Tehran was named as one of the "100 Best Books of the Decade" by The Times (London).

HB parents are welcome to attend this program, and Ms. Nafisi will be signing books, which will be available for sale, after her talk. She also will spend time working with Upper School students in a workshop setting as part of their English classes, and she will be the featured speaker at the Global Education Benchmark Group annual conference the following day. 

Adelyn Klimek '18 has been awarded one of the most highly selective merit scholarships in the nation. The Jefferson Scholars Foundation at the University of Virginia has selected Klimek as one of 36 recipients of the Jefferson Scholarship. She will commence her studies in the fall at U.Va.

In order to be named a Jefferson Scholar, candidates must undergo a rigorous, highly competitive, multi-stage selection process. This year, nearly 2,000 students were nominated for the Scholarship, 116 finalists were invited to take part in a four-day competition at U.Va., which included seminar discussions, essay and mathematics examinations, as well as interviews conducted by U.Va. alumni and faculty. In addition to receiving the full cost of attending the University for four years, Jefferson Scholars benefit from a number of enrichment programs sponsored by the Foundation, including travel abroad, career networking activities, an outdoor challenge program, and a leadership speaker series. 

The 36 selected recipients of the 2018 Jefferson Scholarship boast a number of significant achievements and Klimek is no exception. Along with her excellent academic record at HB, she is also a 2018 National Merit Finalist and U.S. Presidential Scholars Semifinalist.

The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. In 2015, the program was again extended to recognize students who demonstrate ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields. Each year, up to 161 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students. 

The 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars will be announced in May.  

For more information, visit http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html. 

Congratulations Adelyn, and best of luck from the HB community!

HB girls are impressive. We're biased, we know. But year after year, the best colleges and universities in the world tell us we're not the only ones who think so.

The 105 students in the Class of 2018 will attend 66 different institutions in 23 states and three countries. HB students received offers of admission to all eight Ivy League colleges and 48 percent of students in the class were admitted to a U.S. News & World Report Top 30 College or Top 30 University. Eighty percent of these HB seniors were admitted to their top-choice college (or a top choice, if ranked by group), and nine students are committed to becoming DI and DIII collegiate athletes in seven different sports. More than $16 million in merit and other scholarships, including full tuition packages, was offered to HB students this year. Sixteen of these girls are “lifers,” have begun their HB careers in kindergarten or earlier.

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Whether she chooses a college here in Ohio or one that's halfway across the globe, through a combination of immersive experiential learning and outstanding academic preparation delivered by the best teachers anywhere, each Hathaway Brown student is set on a path to find the campus that's right for her. Our girls are equally at home at historic Ivy League schools, top public and private universities, specialized conservatories, and small liberal arts colleges in the U.S. and abroad. We hate to see them leave, but we know it wouldn't be fair to keep them all to ourselves.

Hathaway Brown's 142nd Commencement Exercises will take place around the iconic fountain in the HB Courtyard in just a few short weeks, and we'll be "clapping out" the Class of 2018 for the final time. As we reach the end of another memorable school year, please join us in congratulating these amazing students and wishing them well as they get ready to make their own lasting marks on the world.

With the annual Convocation ceremony on Wednesday, August 23, Hathaway Brown's Upper School launched the 2017-2018 school year with all the pomp and circumstance befitting such an occasion.

Led by the strains of bagpipe music played by HB parent The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, Jr., 9th- through 12th-graders marched together behind bright Legacy Day flags of their corresponding class colors through a sea of cheering parents and faculty and staff members who welcomed them back to the corner of Courtland and North Park boulevards for another year of learning and growth. The entire scene will be repeated in reverse when the Class of 2018 travels through a gauntlet of well-wishers who will clap them out into the world at the close of their Commencement ceremony next spring. 

The Convocation procession ended at The Ahuja Auditorium, where the Upper School student and faculty body gathered for the first Morning Meeting of the year. Head of School Fran Bisselle used the time to unveil the theme that will guide the school's work in 2017-2018: Courage, Character, and Kindness. Dr. Bisselle was followed by Hallie Ritzman, who has newly been installed as the Director of the Upper School after holding the role of Dean of Students. Both she and Student Senate President Isha Lele '18 delivered thoughtful and heartfelt remarks to set the tone for a year of leaning into challenges, becoming the best version of ourselves, and doing right by and for others. 

We're excited to share the good news that of the top six spots in the annual Hope and Stanley Adelstein Free Speech Essay Contest administered by The City Club of Cleveland, four of the winning works were submitted by HB students. Big congratulations are in order for Alison Xin '19 (first place, grades 11/12), Shruthi Ravichandran '21 (first place, grades 9/10), Zuha Jaffar '21 (second place, grades 9/10), and Jasmine Hanna-Funk '19 (third place, grades 11/12). This is the fourth year in a row that HB students have earned placement among the contest's winners. Read more here.

All of these students have been invited to attend the May 23 City Club forum, where they will be honored and have the opportunity to read their work from behind the famed City Club podium. 

Three Hathaway Brown students spent May 13-18 in Pittsburgh, PA where they competed in the Intel ISEF (International Science & Engineering Fair), the largest pre-college science fair in the world. Each year, approximately 1,800 high school students from more  than 75 countries, regions, and territories are awarded the opportunity to showcase their independent research and compete for an average of $5 million in prizes.

Three Hathaway Brown students won all expenses-paid trips to compete at ISEF as Finalists by advancing through the Hathaway Brown 20th Annual Poster Session judging in March:

Maya Razmi, '18: Heteromultivalent Approaches to Clot-Targeted Nanomedicine: Combination Targeting of Drug Delivery Systems to Activate Platelet and Fibrin with Dr. Anirban Sen Gupta, under the mentorship of Michael Sun at Case Western Reserve University

Michelle Yin, '18: Sucrose Addition Improves Targeted ECO/sibeta3 Nanoparticle Stability with Dr. Zheng Rong Lu under the mentorship of Nadia Ayat at Case Western Reserve University

Alison Xin, '19: Computational Prediction in the Design of Affinity-Based Drug Delivery with Dr. Horst von Recum and under the mentorship of Dr. Edgardo Rivera at Case Western Reserve University

Maya was awarded a Third Place Grand Award of $1,000 in her category of Materials Science and Alison won a Fourth Place Grand Award of $500 in Chemistry. They join the ranks of less than 20 SREP students in the past 20 years to win a Grand Award. In addition, Alison was also recognized with a Special Award from the Air Force Research Laboratory for her research as well as an Honorable Mention from the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Hathaway Brown has been honored to award spots to ISEF each year based on the quantity and excellence of the science and engineering research being performed in partnership with Cleveland institutions like Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, NASA Glenn Research Center, and the Natural History Museum.

Congratulations are in order for Hathaway Brown rising senior Alison Xin, who is one of four recipients of the four-year, full-support Coolidge Scholarship for academic merit. The award was announced by the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation on May 15. The Coolidge Scholarship is among the most generous scholarships in America. This non-partisan merit award covers a student's tuition, room and board for four years of undergraduate study. Unlike many other full scholarships, the Coolidge Scholarship may be used by recipients at any accredited college or university in the United States. 

The Coolidge Scholarship was established by the Coolidge Foundation to honor America's 30th president, and to elevate the values of principled civil leadership for which President Coolidge stood. The main criterion that distinguishes Coolidge Scholars is academic merit. Students must also demonstrate a keen interest in public policy, an appreciation for the values Coolidge championed, humility, and leadership potential.

More than 3,200 students from around the United States applied for the Coolidge Scholarship this year. Alison was among 12 finalists who were flown to the Coolidge Historic Site in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, where they were interviewed by the Coolidge Finalist Jury, chaired by former Vermont governor James H. Douglas.

This is the second time in three years that an HB student has earned this selective and prestigious honor. Regan Brady ’17 was awarded the scholarship in 2016.

In announcing the scholarship, the Coolidge Foundation shared the following biographical sketch of Alison and her many activities and accomplishments:

Alison Xin is a junior at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Since freshman year, Alison has worked in a biomedical engineering lab at Case Western Reserve University, developing an open-source computational model for polymer-drug interactions. On the school’s FIRST Robotics team, Alison has contributed in design and led team branding. She has debated in two-person policy debate, qualifying to the state level, as well as in International Public Policy Forum written debate, making it all the way to the “Sweet 16” round.

In addition to academic pursuits, Alison enjoys a variety of creative arts. An avid piano player, she has performed at Carnegie Hall thrice. She founded her school’s digital art club and is at work on a digital graphic novel that will be published online. Additionally, she practices Kung Fu, performing at local cultural exhibitions and competing at national tournaments. Alison serves her school community in a variety of ways. She is a member of Honor Council, a library volunteer, and a student-leader at the IT Hub which provides technological assistance to students, teachers, and staff. Alison frequently plays piano at nursing homes and volunteers at University Hospitals. Alison is the daughter of Lan Zhou and Wei Xin.

Please join us in applauding Alison on this terrific achievement. 

A previous version of this post listed Xin's graduation year as '18. It has been corrected to '19. 

Congratulations are in order for Hathaway Brown seniors Stephanie Kaiser, Alison Xin, and Yasmine Zein, who have been chosen as National Merit Semifinalists for their high scores on the preliminary SAT. Only one percent of high school seniors across the country are part of this prestigious list. The approximately 16,000 Semifinalists for 2019 may advance as Finalists and compete for 7,500 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $32 million, that will be offered next spring. Roughly 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and half of those will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title. To learn more about the National Merit Scholarship Program, visit www.nationalmerit.org.

Congratulations to the 11 members of the Hathaway Brown Class of 2019 who have received Letters of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise, based on their Preliminary Scholastic Achievement Test scores. More than 1.6 million juniors took the PSAT in 2017, and these students scored in the top 50,000 of those participants.

This brings the number of HB students to be recognized in the National Merit Scholarship Program this year to 14. Last week, it was announced that three seniors were named National Merit Semifinalists for 2019. Congratulations to all of these students.

This year's HB National Merit Commended Students are:

Arianna Anderson, Ainsley Bradbury, Yardena Carmi, Greta Cywinska, Anna Doak, Carolyn Homolka, Megan Qiang, Mia Shein, Jennifer Wang, Katherine Wang, and Angela Zhu. 

Seventy Hathaway Brown students set a school record with their 2019 Scholastic Art and Writing Award wins. Combined in the art and writing competitions were 38 gold key, 65 silver key, and 107 honorable mention recognitions.

View a listing of all Scholastic Art and Writing Award winners and their work.

Students who receive Gold Key Awards for individual works and portfolios advance to the national competition. Those students are: 

• Grace Amjad ‘19
• Jane Berick ‘19
• Rachel Broihier ‘21
• Hayden Brooks ‘20
• Yardena Carmi ‘19
• Jessica Chang ‘21
• Courtney Conrad ‘20
• Greta Cywinska ‘19
• Magda Ellis ‘19
• Susie Glickman ‘20
• Zuha Jaffar ‘21
• Stephanie Kaiser ‘19
• Anna Keresztesy ‘20
• Nikhita Kumar ‘19
• Galia Madfis ‘20
• Tori Margulies ‘24
• Harleigh Markowitz ‘20
• Vedha Muvva ‘20
• Rebecca Oet ‘20
• Sophia Onyski ‘23
• Tejal Pendekanti ‘20
• Anya Razmi ‘20
• Sejal Sangani ‘20
• Vala Schriefer ‘19
• Lila Williams ‘21

Held annually at the Cleveland Institute of Art, the Scholastic Art & Writing Competition recognizes creative achievement in area 7-12 grade students. The artists and writers compete for cash prizes, medals, and scholarship awards. A panel of local professional artists, art educators, writers, and writing educators jury the exhibit and select the awarded pieces from nearly 3,000 entries.