Solanco High School students have earned Scholastic Writing Awards, including three Gold Awards, three Silver Awards, and 10 Honorable Mentions. The awards, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, provide students with opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. Students across America submitted nearly 350,000 original works in 29 different categories of art and writing.
Olivia Stoltzfus won five awards, including a Gold Award for her poem "The Cardinal or the Blue Jay" and a Gold Award for her portfolio, "Voice in Writing." She was also honored with a Silver Award for her personal essay/memoir titled "Swan Road" as well as Honorable Mentions for her critical essay "The Pursuit of Knowledge in Tom Stoppard's 'Arcadia'" and her short story titled "How Much I Missed My Mother." Olivia is taught by Leslie McRobbie.
Taking home two awards each were Andrew Stocker and Kara Armstrong. Andrew won a Gold Award for his short story "Levi" and an Honorable Mention for his portfolio, "A Simple Reflection." He is taught by McRobbie. Kara, a student of Erica Long, won Honorable Mentions for her short story "Melisandre's Foxglove" and her science fiction/fantasy work "Burning Stars."
Students of Christy Witmer were also recognized. Tim Fetterman and Nicole Kudia both won Silver Awards in the Personal Essay/Memoir category, Tim for "The Cabin" and Nicole for "Some Beach, Some Air." Victoria Bruno received an Honorable Mention for her short story "Not a Drug Addict." Recipients of Honorable Mentions in the Poetry category were Sophia Baker for "The Fall" and "Hidden Scars," Grace Kreider for "Change," Mike Palmer for "A Pencil, a Paper, and a Paradox," and Kay Sandoval for "Still Audience."
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