03.25.10
Seven Charlotte Latin students receive national Scholastic art and writing awards
Students will be honored during June 9 ceremony at Carnegie Hall
Charlotte Latin school students Caroline Chiaroni, Won Kyung Jeong, Lea Kokenes, Ashley Medeiros, Waseem Nafisi, Kathryn Watts and Connie Zhou are the recipients of national awards in the 2010 Scholastic Art and Writing competition.
These students received the following national awards:
American Voices medal:
Caroline Chiaroni, poetry collection, “Newfound Magic”
Gold medal:
Kathryn Watts, poetry collection, “Seven Tree Rings”
Connie Zhou, science fiction/fantasy, "Troll Bridge-A Memoir"
Silver medal:
Won Kyung Jeong, poetry, “Shanghai’s Genuine Panacea”
Lea Kokenes, drawing
Ashley Medeiros, persuasive writing, “Steve Irwin’s Dream Shoes: Crocs”
Waseem Nafisi, drawing
Artwork by Lea Kokenes Artwork by Waseem Nafisi
Of the 150,000 works that were submitted to regional affiliates for the Scholastic competition, approximately 10,000 works were honored as regional Gold Key winners and were subsequently reviewed by panels of professionals in the visual and literary arts for the national awards. One thousand of those works have received gold medals, silver medals and American Vision and Voices medals.
These accomplished students are invited to New York City to attend the National Awards Ceremony at Carnegie Hall on June 9. National award winners also are invited to participate in a variety of creative workshops and activities around New York City, including a student reading at Bryant Park that is open to the public.
Learn more about creative writing and visual art at Charlotte Latin.