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Middle & Upper School Students Win Scholastic Writing Awards

Twenty-nine Sanford students, in seventh through twelfth grades, have won awards in this year's Scholastic Writing competition.
The Scholastic Awards have grown to become the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in the United States, and the nation’s largest source of scholarships for creative young artists and writers. A noteworthy roster of past winners includes Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King, and John Updike.

Sanford's 2014 Scholastic Writing Award Winners
Student Category Title of Work Award
Sofia Alfieri Short Story Running Dream Honorable Mention
Lily Allingham Short Story Rescued By Love Honorable Mention
Allie Bloom Short Story Collision Silver Key
Paige Bobka Short Story The Seventh Year Honorable Mention
Emily Boyer Poetry Solace Silver Key
Maddie Cooper Persuasive Writing Whales In Captivity Silver Key
Katie Correll Short Story Alone Gold Key
Sarah Filak Poetry Love, Words, Who Are We?, Backyard Endeavor, and Happiness Honorable Mention
Trey Gravlee Personal Essay/Memoir The Caddy Honorable Mention
Latrece Hopkins Personal Essay/Memoir Fight To The Finish Honorable Mention
Lexi Hublein Short Story Mystic Haven Silver Key
Claire Jester Personal Essay/Memoir Breaking Bones Honorable Mention
Christopher Keiser Science Fiction/Fantasy The Shadow Blades Honorable Mention
Angela Kuczykowski Poetry The Book, The Lonely, Roller Coaster, Composition Book, The Composer Honorable Mention
Jacob Lafferty Humor Super Funny Paper Honorable Mention
Yingying Luo Personal Essay/Memoir Coming To America Silver Key
Christopher Malafronti Poetry Innocence, Pretty Clothes, Dollface Honorable Mention
Nicholas Marcozzi Humor A Kid's Perspective Silver Key
Henry Nolte Short Story Bear Honorable Mention
Luke Puntureri Short Story The Lost Dog Honorable Mention
Kaden Sarmousakis Journalism Abraham Lincoln Honorable Mention
Julie Schroeder Personal Essay/Memoir The Fight Silver Key
Peter Schwarzkopf Science Fiction/Fantasy Buck The Flying Bucket Honorable Mention
Leah Somerville Personal Essay/Memoir The Loss Of A Loved One Silver Key
Robert Stafford Journalism The History Of Soccer Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Vander Laan Flash Fiction The First Attack Honorable Mention
Padraic Walsh Personal Essay/Memoir My Trip To Remember Honorable Mention
Lily Wiesnegger Short Story Lollipop Land Honorable Mention
William Zimmer Poetry Scholastic Poetry Collection Honorable Mention
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