Regional Awards In Scholastics
Placement In Creative Writing & Visual Arts
Regional Gold Key, Silver Key, Honorable Mention & prestigious American Voices Nominees
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are an important opportunity for students to be recognized for their creative talents. Teens in grades 7 through 12 can apply in 28 categories of art and writing for the chance to earn scholarships and have their works exhibited or published. 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.
NOCCA Creative Writing students regional winners include:
AMERICAN VOICES NOMINEE | Best of Show In Personal Essay & Memoir
student partner school city
Meredith DeLong NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
AMERICAN VOICES NOMINEE | Best of Show In Poetry
Kate Ransom Benjamin Franklin High New Orleans
WRITING PORTFOLIO (graduating seniors only)
Regional Gold Key Writing Portfolio
Deja Robinson Livingston Collegiate Academy New Orleans
Regional Silver Key Writing Portfolio
Donatella Henry NOCCA Academic Studio Abita Springs
Juliana Worden NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
PERSONAL ESSAY/MEMOIR
Regional Gold Key Personal Essay/Memoir
Meredith DeLong NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Logan Meredith NOCCA Academic Studio Destrehan
Amiyuh Tobias East Jefferson High Kenner
Regional Silver Key Personal Essay/Memoir
Libby Northup De La Salle Jefferson
Ida Schenck New Harmony High New Orleans
POETRY
Regional Gold Key Poetry Portfolio
Libby Northup De La Salle Jefferson
Regional Gold Key Poetry
Julia Sholl Mandeville High Madisonville
Kate Ransom Benjamin Franklin High New Orleans
Regional Silver Key Poetry
Victoria Cager NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Meredith DeLong NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Kamora Honor Rooted Charter School New Orleans
Evanston Markey Holy Cross School New Orleans
Ida Schenck New Harmony High New Orleans
Amiyuh Tobias East Jefferson High Kenner
Caitlin White Chalmette High Chalmette
Regional Honorable Mention Poetry
Quinn Boudreaux NOCCA Academic Studio River Ridge
Max Ernst NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Leo Foster NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Merrick Greer NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Stockton Hall NOCCA Academic Studio Covington
Logan Meredith NOCCA Academic Studio Destrehan
Penelope Reiger NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Zaire Robertson NOCCA Academic Studio Violet
SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY
Regional Silver Key Science Fiction/Fantasy
Julia Sholl Mandeville High Madisonville
Aleshanee Weaver NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Regional Honorable Mention Science Fiction/Fantasy
Victoria Cager NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Isaiah Campbell NOCCA Academic Studio LaPlace
Jensen Holliday Homeschool Baton Rouge
NOCCA Visual Arts students regional winners include:
Regional American Visions Nominee | Best in Show Mixed Media
student partner school city
Alice (Laney) Calhoun Academy of the Sacred Heart New Orleans
Regional American Visions Nominee | Best in Show Painting
Alice (Laney) Calhoun Academy of the Sacred Heart New Orleans
Winston Westley NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
ART PORTFOLIO (graduating seniors only)
Regional Gold Key Art Portfolio
Alice (Laney) Calhoun Academy of the Sacred Heart New Orleans
Zhaoqi (Chelsea) Ouyang JCFA East High Kenner
Andre Pellebon NOCCA Academic Studio Westwego
Daisy Schoepflin Mandeville High Madisonville
Regional Silver Key in Art Portfolio
Anne Elise Giroir NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Ella Stouse Academy of the Sacred Heart New Orleans
Regional Honorable Mention Art Portfolio
Kylie Fisher NOCCA Academic Studio Covington
Laci Viverito NOCCA Academic Studio Mandeville
Architecture & Industrial Design
Regional Silver Key Architecture & Industrial Design
Hudson Meyn NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
COMIC ART
Regional Silver Key Comic Art
Gracie Babin Hammond High Hammond
DIGITAL ART
Regional Gold Key Digital Art
Daniel Constantin LA Virtual Charter Academy Mandeville (two gold keys)
Azire Muhammad New Harmony New Orleans
Regional Silver Key Digital Art
Daniel Constantin LA Virtual Charter Academy Mandeville (two silver keys)
Lauren Harper Ursuline Academy Gretna
Abby LeBoeuf Terrebonne High Houma
Brianna Robertson Benjamin Franklin High New Orleans
Lucy Wagner Benjamin Franklin High New Orleans
Regional Honorable Mention Digital Art
Hudson Meyn NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
DRAWING & ILLUSTRATION
Regional Silver Key Drawing & Illustration
Gracie Babin Hammond High Hammond
Anna Jayne Boudreaux Mandeville High Mandeville
Sebastian Sobolewski NOCCA Academic Studio Mandeville
Regional Honorable Mention Drawing & Illustration
Gianni Cobb NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Hazel Tebbe-Crump Benjamin Franklin High New Orleans
Arabella Pierlas NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
EXPANDED PROJECTS
Regional Silver Key Expanded Projects
Daniel Constantin LA Virtual Charter Academy Mandeville
MIXED MEDIA
Regional Gold Key Mixed Media
student partner school city
Sage Beaver NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Alice (Laney) Calhoun Academy of Sacred Heart New Orleans (two gold keys)
Amélie Gowland NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Regional Silver Key Mixed Media
Alice (Laney) Calhoun Academy of the Sacred Heart New Orleans
Amélie Gowland NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Sebastian Sobolewski NOCCA Academic Studio Mandeville
Regional Honorable Mention Mixed Media
Daniel Constantin LA Virtual Charter Academy Mandeville
Azana Olusola NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Brianna Robertson Benjamin Franklin High New Orleans
Sebastian Sobolewski NOCCA Academic Studio Mandeville
PAINTING
Regional Gold Key Painting
Alice (Laney) Calhoun Academy of the Sacred Heart New Orleans
Daniel Constantin LA Virtual Charter Academy Mandeville
Lauren Harper Ursuline Academy Gretna
Khalil McKnight Hammond High Ponchatoula
Winston Westley NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans (two gold keys)
Regional Silver Key Painting
Alice (Laney) Calhoun Academy of the Sacred Heart New Orleans
Daniel Constantin LA Virtual Charter Academy Mandeville
Azana Olusola NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Gabriele Sudmann Mandeville High Mandeville
Regional Honorable Mention Painting
Alice (Laney) Calhoun Academy of the Sacred Heart New Orleans
Katherine McDowell Chalmette High Chalmette
Jamari Ross Young Audiences Charter New Orleans
Gabriele Sudmann Mandeville High Mandeville
Winston Westley NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO
Regional Honorable Mention Photography Portfolio
Sofia-Olexia Daigle New Harmony Metairie
PHOTOGRAPHY
Regional Gold Key Photography
Anna Jayne Boudreaux Mandeville High Mandeville
Azana Olusola NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Regional Silver Key Photography
Hudson Meyn NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Regional Honorable Mention Photography
Jada Anderson Morris Jeff New Orleans
Remy Cantrelle NOCCA Academic Studio Lutcher
Lauren Harper Ursuline Academy Gretna
Azire Muhammad New Harmony New Orleans
Azana Olusola NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Lucy Wagner Benjamin Franklin High New Orleans
PRINTMAKING
Regional Gold Key Printmaking
Khalil McKnight Hammond High Ponchatoula
Sonia O’Brien NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Emelia Struckhoff NOCCA Academic Studio New Orleans
Regional Silver Key Printmaking
Rylie Richards NOCCA Academic Studio Madisonville
Regional Honorable Mention Printmaking
Sofia Olexia-Daigle New Harmony Metairie
Hazel Tebbe-Crump Benjamin Franklin High New Orleans
SCULPTURE
Regional Gold Key Sculpture
Azire Muhammad New Harmony New Orleans
Sebastian Sobolewski NOCCA Academic Studio Mandeville (two gold keys)
Regional Silver Key Sculpture
Gabriele Sudmann Mandeville High Mandeville
Alliance collaborates with colleges across the country to leverage an additional $3.25 million in scholarship opportunities for award recipients who demonstrate exceptional promise. Visit www.artandwriting.org for more information.