Students win regional scholastic writing awards

Eighteen Fox Chapel Area School District students won awards for their submissions in the 2024 Pittsburgh Region Scholastic Writing Awards. Gold Keys were won by Fox Chapel Area High School junior Hannah Parker for her critical essay “Letter to the Pennsylvania State Senate,” sophomore Joanna Li for her short story “The Crimson Covenant,” and Dorseyville Middle School eighth-grader Eliana Wellman in the flash fiction category for “The Artist.” All three of these Fox Chapel Area School District students have qualified for national judging.  National award winners will be announced by Scholastics later in the spring.

Silver Keys were awarded to Fox Chapel Area High School juniors Anna Delale-O’Connor, Rayna Huang, and Sangyon Park; sophomore Veda Catone; and freshmen Nadre Digbohou and Ella Ettinger; and Dorseyville Middle School eighth-grader Talya Rubin.

Honorable Mentions went to Fox Chapel Area High School senior Emma Kim; sophomores Akshay Lath, Joanna Li (2 Honorable Mentions), and Zachary Rubin (2 Honorable Mentions); freshmen Nadre Digbohou and Aislynn Senn; and Dorseyville Middle School eighth-graders Sarah Dering, Amelia Tedesco, and Divya Thirumala (2 Honorable Mentions), and seventh-grader Rebecca Dorneich.

Hundreds of submissions spanning a variety of different genres of writing were received from students in grades 7-12 from across Allegheny County. The local competition is sponsored by the Point Park University Honors Program, which hosted a regional recognition ceremony for the winners March 23 at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.