Creative Upper Dublin Students Recognized

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards honored several Upper Dublin students for their writing skills in humor, poetry, flash fiction, short story, essays, dramatic script and journalism.

They will be honored at a ceremony at the University of the Arts in June.

But 12th-grade student Elizabeth Christie took the cake with her entry "Liv and Let Di." It was recognized nationally with a Gold Medal award in the humor category.  

According to the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards website, a Gold Medal represents "The most outstanding works in the nation."

In turn, Christie has been invited to attend a ceremony at the Carnegie Hall on Friday, May 31.

From the website: 

Submissions are juried by luminaries in the visual and literary arts, some of whom are past award recipients. Panelists look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.

The awards date back to 1923, according to the website, and are open to all writers in grades seven through 12. Past winners include Andy Warhol and Truman Capote.

Those being honored regionally at the University of the Arts include:

• Anthony Aquino
• Jonathan Bors
• Bria Bowman
• Elizabeth Christie
• Emma Cardwell
• Alicia Chong
• Aliza Glatter
• Lauren Goldenberg
• Samantha Hartey
• Jeffrey Harrison
• Julia Hassan
• Katie Paul
• Emily Schiller
• Sami Warkow
• Haley White
• Emily Zauzmer

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