Wheeler Students Honored with 140+ Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

February 24, 2026

Award-winning artwork (left to right) by Joy F. ’26 and Greg A. ’26

We are proud to share that Wheeler students received a remarkable amount of recognition in the regional round of the 2026 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards! With more than 140 awards across all categories, it was a record-breaking year for our school and our talented authors and artists.

The awards program, which was founded in 1923, is the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. Scholastic awards honor works that display originality, skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. All entries are first considered regionally for Gold Key (GK), Silver Key (SK), and Honorable Mention (HM) awards. Gold Key-awarded entries are then considered for national awards that will be announced later this spring. Wheeler’s regional awardees include:

Scholastic Art Awards

  • Greg A. ’26: Silver Key, Drawing
  • Hattie C. ’26: Gold Key, Photography
  • Sabrina C. ’26: Silver Key, Mixed Media
  • Anna C. ’26: Honorable Mention, Portfolio
  • Joy F. ’26: Gold Key, Painting
  • Zoe J. ’27: Silver Key, Drawing
  • Elaine P. ’26: Honorable Mention and Silver Key, Painting
  • Nico R. ’26: Gold Key, Photography Portfolio
  • Calder S. ’26: Honorable Mention, Photography
  • Yolanda Y. ’27: Honorable Mention, Experimental Photography; Honorable Mention, Sculpture
  • Mo Z. ’28: Gold Key, Photo; Honorable Mention and Silver Key, Mixed Media
Artwork (top to bottom) by Calder S. ’26 and Elaine P. ’26

Scholastic Writing Awards

  • Leo B. ’26: Honorable Mention and Silver Key, Personal Essay & Memoir; Honorable Mention (2) and Gold Key, Poetry; Honorable Mention and Gold Key, Short Story
  • Marion C. ’26: Gold Key (2), Poetry; Honorable Mention (3), Short Story
  • Lina D. ’26: Gold Key, Critical Essay; Honorable Mention, Silver Key, and Gold Key (2), Flash Fiction; Honorable Mention, Silver Key, and Gold Key, Critical Essay & Memoir; Honorable Mention (2), Silver Key (3), and Gold Key (6), Poetry; Gold Key, Screenplays & Scripts; Honorable Mention, Short Story; Gold Key, Speculative Fiction
  • Gunnar E. ’26: Silver Key, Flash Fiction; Gold Key (2), Screenplays & Scripts; Honorable Mention, Short Story (3)
  • Bridget F. ’26: Honorable Mention and Silver Key, Flash Fiction; Honorable Mention, Silver Key (3), and Gold Key (5), Poetry; Honorable Mention and Silver Key (2), Screenplays & Scripts; Honorable Mention, Silver Key (2), and Gold Key, Short Story; Silver Key, Speculative Fiction
  • Raahil G. ’27: Honorable Mention and Gold Key, Poetry
  • Ashley H. ’26: Honorable Mention, Personal Essay & Memoir; Silver Key, Poetry
  • Wendy H. ’27: Gold Key, Short Story
  • Anna K. ’26: Honorable Mention, Poetry; Honorable Mention, Short Story; Honorable Mention, Speculative Fiction
  • Robin L. ’26: Honorable Mention (13), Silver Key (7), Gold Key (16); Silver Key, Portfolio; Gold Key (2), Short Story
  • Lara M. ’26: Honorable Mention (2), Poetry; Honorable Mention (2) and Silver Key, Short Story
  • Miles M. ’28: Gold Key (2), Short Story; Silver Key, Speculative Fiction
  • Beaux S. ’26: Honorable Mention and Gold Key (2), Poetry; Honorable Mention, Screenplays & Scripts
  • Isabella W. ’28: Honorable Mention, Flash Fiction; Honorable Mention (2), Poetry
  • Julia Y. ’26: Honorable Mention, Flash Fiction; Silver Key and Gold Key (2); Personal Essay & Memoir; Silver Key (3) and Gold Key (2), Poetry; Honorable Mention, Screenplays and Scripts
  • Yolanda Y. ’27: Honorable Mention, Speculative Fiction
  • Daisy Z. ’26: Honorable Mention (2) and Gold Key (2), Poetry; Silver Key, Short Story

We are pleased to note that 130 of the Scholastic Writing Awards went to works produced by Wheeler students as part of their involvement in our renowned enrichment writing program, Aerie Literary Voices.

Congratulations to all of Wheeler’s regional award winners and their faculty members!

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