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Fourteen Baldwin Students Win Scholastic Writing & Arts Awards
The Scholastic Arts and Writing Award is a nationwide contest that honors outstanding achievement in high school visual and literary arts.
The three levels of awards are:
Gold Key: The very best works submitted to local programs. Gold Key works are automatically considered for national-level recognition.
Silver Key: Standout works submitted to local programs that demonstrate exceptional ability.
Honorable Mention: Accomplished works submitted to local programs showing great skill and potential.
The following Baldwin students were recognized in the 2025 contest for their creativity in arts and writing:
Art Awards:
- Isabela Ahn ’25
- Photo, “Liquid Symphony,” Gold Key
- Photo, “Shattered Reflections,” Silver Key
- Photo, “Whispers of Light, Shadows or Depth,” Honorable Mention
- Julia Baur ’25 - Portfolio, Photography, Honorable Mention
- Copper Forbes ’25 – Digital Art, “Chrysalis,” Honorable Mention
- Louisa Goldenberg ’25
- Portfolio, Photography, Gold Key
- Photo, “The Baldwin School,” Honorable Mention
- Sabine Kim ’25
- Design, “Designing Connection: Visual Stories Through Layout and Graphics,” Silver Key
- Photo, “Blossoms in Blue,” Honorable Mention
- Design, “Escape the Grip of Addiction,” Honorable Mention
- Katherine McCullough ’25 - Photo, “Alpenglow on Vitznauerhof,” Gold Key
- Lily Murphy ’26, Drawing and Illustration, Silver Key
- Anika Chandra ’27 - Sculpture, “The Thinker Sculpture,” Gold Key
- Brynn Reed Smith ’27 - Digital Art, “GOD GLORY AND GOLD,” Silver Key
- Lisa Tang ’27, Painting “Echoes of a Life,” Honorable Mention
- Grace Yang ’28 - Painting, “Story in the Moonlight,” Silver Key
Writing Award:
- Joyce Chen ’28
- Personal Memoir, “Polaroids,” Gold Key
- Personal Memoir, “Bayberry Juice,” Silver Key
- Vivian Matuch ’28
- Fantasy and Science-Fiction, “Nivolaim,” Gold Key
- Essay, “The Heart of the Divine: Fate and Emotion in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,” Silver Key
- Sofia Tang ’28
- Poetry, “Starry Night,” Gold Key
- Poetry, “Whispers of Autum’s Truth,” Silver Key
- Poetry, “I See Red,” Honorable Mention
