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26 NCS Students Win Honors in Arts & Writing Contest

Avery Watkins '20 won a "best in show" award from the 2020 regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and 25 other NCS students joined her in being recognized for exceptional artistic and literary talent.
 
Watkins was one of five writers in the Washington region nominated for the American Voices & Visions Medals. The medals, the Scholastic Awards' highest regional honor, recognize the writer and artist whose works most exemplify originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.
 
Nine NCS students, including Watkins, won Gold Keys for creating the most accomplished works in the region. Ariana Thornton '24 won Gold Keys for both her writing and her artwork. All nine will now advance to the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition, where winners will be announced this spring.
 
Twelve students were awarded regional Silver Keys for distinguished works, and 17 promising works received honorable mention.
 
Winners of multiple awards were Thornton, Sophia Charles '20, Charlotte Cooper '20, Sydney Featherstone '20, Emma Fullerton '22, Gillian Moore '20, Rose Papadopoulos '23, and Siena Waldman '20.
 
Charles and Moore were recognized for the third consecutive year in this competition, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, while Featherstone, Watkins, Sarah Asher '21, and Yvonne LopezDavila '21 were honored for the second straight year.
 
The writing award recipients will be honored March 8 at the UDC Theater of the Arts in Washington. The Media Gallery includes a selection of Gold and Silver Key-winning works. Following are the NCS artists and writers who were recognized:
 
Regional Gold Key
  • Sarah Asher '21, in Drawing & Illustration, for "Thirst"
  • Sophia Charles '20, in Personal Essay & Memoir, for "Heritage from Behind Corners"
  • Helena DuMoulin '22, in Ceramics & Glass, for "Sushi Set"
  • Sydney Featherstone '20, in Ceramics & Glass, for "Mind your what?"
  • Gillian Moore '20, in Drawing & Illustration, for "Journey On"
  • Ariana Thornton '24, in Drawing & Illustration, for "Muse"
  • Ariana Thornton '24, in Poetry, for "Where I'm From"
  • Siena Waldman '20, in Drawing & Illustration, for "Night in Ithaca"
  • Avery Watkins '20, in Critical Essay, for "Do You Have An 'Alex' "
  • Lindsay Wiegmann '23, in Photography, for "Mirrored"
 
Regional Silver Key
  • Charlie Cooper '20, in Personal Essay & Memoir, for "Please Assume My Sexuality"
  • Helena DuMoulin '22, in Ceramics & Glass, for "Broken Hands Cup Set"
  • Adele Flores-Noel '23, in Photography, for "A Moment in Time"
  • Emma Fullerton '22, in Photography, for "Microscope"
  • Caitlin Hollingshead '23, in Photography, for "Crossroads"
  • Lindsay McNamara '22, in Ceramics & Glass, for "Dessert in Order"
  • Gillian Moore '20, in Drawing & Illustration, for "Crowded"
  • Kate Nuechterlein '20, in Short Story, for "The Things That Cannot Be Replaced"
  • Rose Papadopoulos '23, in Photography, for "Mystery Maze"
  • Ariana Thornton '24, in Drawing & Illustration, for "Mother"
  • Audrey Twyford '21, in Painting, for "But I At Once Am Many Things"
  • Nicole Vernot-Jonas '20, in Critical Essay, for "Make America Great (Again?)"
 
Regional Honorable Mention
  • Emma Bennett '23, in Photography, for "Flipping Pages"
  • Sophia Charles '20, in Personal Essay & Memoir, for "Unveiling Light"
  • Charlie Cooper '20, in Personal Essay & Memoir, for "Mate"
  • Grace Davidson '22, in Painting, for "The Leap"
  • Sigrid Drefke '23, in Photography, for "Music of Memory"
  • Sydney Featherstone '20, in Ceramics & Glass, for "Senior Room"
  • Sydney Featherstone '20, in Ceramics & Glass, for "31 and a crown"
  • Emma Fullerton '22, in Photography, for "Pink Car"
  • Alyssa Gabidoulline '20, in Painting, for "Spanish Beach Town"
  • Yvonne LopezDavila '21, in Painting, for "Bird"
  • Gillian Moore '20, in Drawing & Illustration, for "Rest in Peace Matthew"
  • Rose Papadopoulos '23, in Photography, for "A Sign to the Nation"
  • Helene Prince '20, in Photography, for "Baby With A Bell"
  • Grace Skyles '23, in Painting, for "Bridge to the Past"
  • Alexa Van Voorhis '22, in Photography, for "Pink Flowers"
  • Siena Waldman '20, in Drawing & Illustration, for "Caged"
  • Nicole Wiegmann '21, in Drawing & Illustration, for "Breakthrough"
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    • Avery Watkins '20

    • "Thirst," by Sarah Asher '21

    • "Sushi Set," by Helena DuMoulin '22

    • "Mind your what?," by Sydney Featherstone '20

    • "Journey On," by Gillian Moore '20

    • "Muse," by Ariana Thornton '24

    • "Night in Ithaca," by Siena Waldman '20

    • "Mirrored," by Lindsay Wiegmann '23

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