Aralia Student Awards Summary
Aralia is committed to nurturing students’ academic interests and strengths, enriching their extracurricular activities, and laying a solid foundation for their development in American high schools, universities, and future careers. Over the past year, Aralia students have achieved impressive academic results, and we invite you to join us in celebrating their successes!
2021 Scholastic Writing and Arts Awards (46 in total)
8 State Golden Key Winners are students in grades 9-12 from high schools in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Indiana, New York, Michigan, and Ohio
22 State Silver Key Winners are students in grades 8-12 from junior high schools and high schools in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia.
16 State Honor Award Recipients are students in grades 8-12 from junior high school and high schools in Connecticut, Canada, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York State, Rhode Island, Texas, and Virginia.
About Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is the longest-running, oldest, and most prestigious literary and art competition in the United States, aiming to find creative works and original technical skills by students in grades 7-12. Since 1923, the Academic Art and Writing Award has recognized the vision, originality, and talent of young people, and has provided opportunities and academic awards for creative young people to express their talent. The high school award is a symbol for the pursuit of excellence and will help students stand out in university applications and scholarship applications.
Each year, in about 29 art and writing categories, students in grades 7 to 12 submit more than 330,000 pieces of art and writing. The judges are composed of outstanding figures in each judged field, and they will evaluate and select student work for both regional and national awards.
Eligible Students: Students who can participate in the competition: American and Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 as well as international students attending American or Canadian schools.
Competition Categories: Writing categories include critical essays, dramatic scripts, flash fiction, journalism, short stories, and others. Art categories include comic art, design, digital art, drawing and illustration, editing cartoons, and others.
Competition Timeline: September to December every year.
Official website: https://www.artandwriting.org/
Aralia’s Success
Since the creation of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards preparation program, Aralia has put great importance on cultivating students’ English writing and artistic abilities. Most students who won the awards this year have developed their soft skills for an extended period under the leadership of Aralia’s writing and art instructors. Our students have improved in both their confidence and ability to be able to participate in competitions. The awards they have earned are evidence of their improvement and abilities in both writing and art.
Aralia is opening a new summer writing competition preparation class if you’re interested in submitting your work to the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards this Fall and other prestigious writing competitions throughout the year.
Aralia's Courses
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is the longest-running, oldest, and most prestigious literary and art competition in the United States, aiming to find creative works and original technical skills by students in grades 7-12.
