Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Winners 2023
Congratulations to our thirteen Commonwealth student winners in the 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards:
Art
Gold Key
Sophia Seitz-Shewmon ’24, "Moa—A Precious Witness of Lost Worlds," Sculpture
Olivia Wang ’24, "Contact," Photography
Bonnie (Xintong) Wang ’25, "When I Reach Far Away," Drawing & Illustration
Silver Key
Alec Lazorisak ’25, "Urban Changes," Photography
Kian Park ’23, "Evolution," "Views of a Vacuum," Drawing & Illustration; "Folding Light," Architecture and Industrial Design
Sophia Seitz-Shewmon ’24, "Unfamiliar Family—Archeotherium," Sculpture
Honorable Mention
Eliza Lamster ’24, "A Sunrise at Hancock," Photography
Alec Lazorisak ’25, "Forgotten Trauma," Photography
Kian Park ’23, "Solace in Solitude," Drawing & Illustration; "Colossus," Sculpture
Dava Sitkoff ’24, "At the Corner," Photography
Olivia Wang ’24, "Muzzle, Obscured," Drawing & Illustration
Writing
Gold Key
Grace Pariser ’23, "What I Didn't Tell You After Listening to the Radio," Poetry
Silver Key
Koki Cameron ’26, "The Solution to the Drug Epidemic is Already Here," Critical Essay
Sarin Chaimattayompol ’25, "It's Not About the Green Tea," Flash Fiction
Honorable Mention
Anto Catanzaro ’24, "A Guide to Soul-Shattering," Flash Fiction
Alex Choi ‘23, "Worms in Driftwood," Flash Fiction; "The Rain as Humanity," Short Story
Ella McKee ‘23, "The Afterparty," Short Story
Grace Pariser ’23, "To Nero, at the Great Fire at Rome," "Concord," "Solstice," Poetry