2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Award Winners

Congratulations to the following regional winners in the 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Award competition! The reception for all regional winners is Thursday, March 9, 2023, at 6 p.m. at Blake High School. 

In the visual arts, Berkeley students won 40 awards:

American Vision Nominee:
Maddy DeRemer ’24

Gold Key 
Natalie Dann ’25 — Drawing &Illustration 
Maddy DeRemer ’24 — (3) Painting, Comic Art, Film & Animation, Digital Art
Elle Gabriel ’23 — Film & Animation
Eli Jenkins ’24 — Film & Animation
Braden Kent ’27 — Ceramic &Glass
Stella Ritter ’25 — Drawing & Illustration
Peyton Santoni ’24 (2) — Film & Animation
 
Silver Key
Nicolas Alvarez ’25 — Photography
Maddy DeRemer ’24 — (3) Digital Art, (2) Painting
Wren Hoversten ’24 — Film & Animation
Bryce Hyatt ’23 — Ceramic & Glass
Lyla Jackson ’26 — Design 
 
Honorable Mention
Nicolas Alvarez ’25 — Photography
Laney Brown ’23 — Design
Maddy DeRemer ’24 — (4) Digital Art, Drawing & Illustration, Design, Digital Art
Makayla Doyle ’23 — Film & Animation
Matilda Flanagan ’27 — Painting
Elle Gabriel ’23 — Film & Animation
Hadley Habermeyer ’25 — Photography
Sofia Harja ’23 — Painting
Zev Huneycutt ’23 — Photography
Sophia Hurst ’25 — Ceramic & Glass
Morgan Jones ’25 — Drawing & Illustration
Aryana Makati ’24 — Digital Art
Maya Mehta ’23 — Photography
Sophia Orchard ’25 — Drawing & Illustration
Cole Radnay ’26 — Design
Alexa Robles Cortes ’25 — Mixed Media
Aryan Sethi ’25— Design
Kylie Taube ’24 — Drawing & Illustration
Megan Juld ’28 — Ceramic & Glass
 
In writing, Berkeley students won 20 awards:
 
Gold Key
Zev Honeycutt ’23 — Critical Essay
Kylie Taube ’24 — Personal Essay and Memoir
 
Silver Key
Amani Ambay ’25 — Poetry
Isabella Anderson ’24 — Personal Essay and Memoir
Alaina Babb ’23 — (2) Poetry
Natalie Kelley ’23 — Poetry
Reagan Neuhaus ’25 — Critical Essay
Nina Torra ’25 — Poetry
 
Honorable Mention
Jess Agran ’23 — Poetry
Alaina Babb ’23 — Poetry
Joe Barrett ’24 — Short Story
Jude Kasti ’25 — Flash Fiction
Caroline Kelley ’24 — Personal Essay and Memoir
Mya LaMarr ’24 — Poetry
Aryana Makati ’24 — Journalism
Madelyn Malin ’24 — Critical Essay
Reese Mischen ’25 — Poetry, Flash Fiction
Stella Ritter ’25 — Critical Essay