Waterford Students Earn
Regional 2023 Scholastic Writing & Art Awards

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have recognized the vision, ingenuity, and talent of our nation’s youth, and provided opportunities for creative teens to be celebrated each year since 1923. An increasing number of teens participate in the program and become a part of this community—young artists and writers, filmmakers and photographers, poets and sculptors, video game artists and science fiction writers—along with countless educators who support and encourage the creative process.

Waterford’s talented students show passion and elevated standards in the work they submitted this year. The awards listed below are for our Western Region, which includes Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Washington, and parts of California. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards—the oldest and most prestigious program of its kind in the country—selects winning work for Gold Key, Silver Key and Honorable Mention awards. All Gold Key winners advance to the National competition; those results will be announced in mid-March. Seniors whose portfolios win the top National award receive a $10,000 scholarship.

Studio Art – 14 awards

2 Gold (1 Gold Portfolio)
5 Silver
7 Honorable Mention

Gold Key
Guandi W. ‘23 – Art Portfolio: My World
Mikelle B. ‘23 – Botanical Layout (Painting)

Silver Key
Diane J. ‘2x (Drawing & Illustration)
Kaylee K. ‘23 (3) (2 in Painting, 1 in Sculpture)
Guandi W. ‘23 (Drawing & Illustration)

Honorable Mention
Ke G. ‘23 (Painting)
Diane J. ‘2x (Drawing & Illustration)
Kaylee K. ‘23 (Ceramics & Glass)
Annika M. ‘24 (2) (1 in Sculpture, 1 in Drawing & Illustration)
Fiorella P. ‘24 (Drawing & Illustration)
Guandi W. ‘23 (Drawing & Illustration)

Photography – 67 awards

17 Gold
25 Silver
25 Honorable Mention

Gold Key
Leila F. ‘24 – Watery Pump
Mia J. ‘23 – Mirror
Molly M. ‘24 (2) – Towering, Unscrambling Scrabbles
Micah M. ‘23 (2) – Car Mania, House of Books
Henry M. ‘26 – 2371
Halle P. ‘24 – Above the Crowd
Nora R. ‘24 – Camping in the Clouds
Ethan R. ‘23 – Namibian Dune
Zada S. ‘24 – People Mover
Christina W. ‘23 (3) – Bucranium, Hooked, Reflection Through and From
Olivia W. ‘23 – Flashback
Jerry X. ‘26 (2) – Father and Daughter at the Lake, King’s Reflection

Silver Key
Ethan B. ‘24 (2)
Leila F. ‘24
Marie F. ‘24
Mia J. ‘23 (4)
Ryan L. ‘24
Annika M. ‘24
Will M. ‘23
Molly M. ‘24 (3)
Nora R. ‘24
Ethan R. ‘23 (5)
Zada S. ‘24 (4)
Christina W. ‘23

Honorable Mention
Tyler A. ‘24
Ethan B. ‘24 (2)
Mia J. ‘23 (3)
Jack K. ‘25 (3)
Will M. ‘23 (5)
Micah M. ‘23
Charlotte O. ‘26
Halle P. ‘24
Ethan R. ‘23
Zada S. ‘24 (2)
Christina W. ‘23
Olivia W. ‘23 (2)
Jerry X. ‘26 (2)

Writing – 10 awards

3 Gold
1 Silver
6 Honorable Mention

Gold Key
Sonya B. ‘23 – The Littlest Heir
Carolyn M. ’23 – How to Fix a Tire
Rohit S. ’23 – Turning Back Kick

Silver Key
Anni W. ’24

Honorable Mention
Katelyn C. ’26
Fiona J. ’26
Micah M. ’23
Priya S. ’23
Lydia S. ’26
Guandi W. ’23

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE INCREDIBLE HARD WORK PUT IN BY WATERFORD STUDENTS TO EARN THIS RECOGNITION.

Please click here to see a gallery of the Regional Gold Key Visual Arts winners.