2024 Scholastic Art & Writing Award Winners

Congratulations to the over 60 Berkeley student regional winners in the 2024 Scholastic Art & Writing Award competition! Founded in 1923 and presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, this competition is the longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in the United States.
 
In the arts, Berkeley has winners in 12 categories: Art Portfolio, Ceramics & Glass, Comic Art, Design, Digital Art, Drawing & Illustration, Expanded Projects, Film & Animation, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture. In writing, we had winners across four categories: Personal Essay & Memoir, Poetry, Journalism, and Critical Essay.
 
The art featured here is by Oscar Hoversten ’24, who was named an American Vision Nominee.
 
Our writing winners are:
 
Gold Awards:
Zach Hashemian ’24
Liam Jordan ’25
 
Aryana Makati ’24
Isabel Melchert ’26
Maryclare Nestor ’25
Alexa Robles Cortes ’25
Anlan Xu ’25 (two awards)
 
Silver Awards:
Nora Clabby ’27
Darren Lau ’26
Alexa Robles Cortes ’25
Arjun Tummala ’25
 
Honorable Mentions:
Amani Ambay ’25
Violet Barcelo ’25
Liam Berry ’27
Nora Clabby ’27
Madeline Flitman ’25
Zach Haedike ’25
Zach Hashemian ’24
Megan Juld ’28
Chilok Mak ’27
Isabel Melchert ’26
Brianna Schwab ’25
 
Our visual arts winners are:
 
Gold Awards: 
Emerson Combs ’24
Phoebe Davis ’24
Maddy DeRemer ’24 (two awards)
Gaby Hernandez ’25
Zach Haedike ’25 (two awards)
Oscar Hoversten ’24 (two awards)
Jude Kasti ’25
Ronak Mehta ’25
Aryan Sethi ’25
 
Silver Awards: 
Leila DiPiazza ’27
Oscar Hoversten ’24
Sophia Hurst ’25 (three awards) 
Demi Iuzzolino ’26
Jude Kasti ’25 (two awards)
Priyanka Makati ’26
 
American Vision Nominee:
Oscar Hoversten ’24
 
Honorable Mentions:
Violet Barcelo ’25 (two mentions)
Jacob Covington ’26
Maddy DeRemer ’24
Leila DiPiazza ’27
Halley Fleming ’24
Oscar Hoversten ’24 (five mentions)
Sophia Hurst ’25 (two mentions)
Megan Juld ’28
Jude Kasti ’25 (three mentions)
Aryana Makati ’24
Carson Radnay ’27
Cayleigh Reid ’24 (four mentions)
Sydney Reeves ’25
Ryan Rich ’27  
Stella Ritter ’25 (two mentions)
Alexa Robles Cortes ’25
Aryan Sethi ’25