Congratulations to McLean's Scholastic Writing Award Winners!
Each year, a panel of professional novelists, editors, teachers, poets, librarians, journalists, and other literary professionals select works of merit from schools all across the DC Metro Region for the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. This year there were 2,351 writing works submitted. McLean was one of few schools receiving such a large number of winners. Aileen Zhao has the distinction of receiving not one but two American Voices Nominations.
American Voices Nominee | ||||||
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Everyone You’ve Ever Kissed Up To Now | Poetry | Gold Key • American Voices Nominee | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Robot Girl and the Infinity | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Gold Key • American Voices Nominee | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Gold Keys | ||||||
Student | Grade | Title | Genre | Award | Sponsor | School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Body Politic | Writing Portfolio | Gold Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Imitation Games | Writing Portfolio | Gold Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Andrew Lohman | 11 | Day without electricity traumatizes suburban family | Humor | Gold Key | Mclean High School | |
Arai Nazarova | 10 | A Healing Hug | Journalism | Gold Key | Mclean High School | |
Ella Newton | 12 | Click. Zing! | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Gold Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Sandi Schneider | 10 | Do you <3 me too? | Poetry | Gold Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Venita Wang | 9 | Garden | Personal Essay & Memoir | Gold Key | Emily Brown | Mclean High School |
Sophia Werthmuller | 11 | Marine Life | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Gold Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Oh Transcendental Youth We're Really In It Now | Poetry | Gold Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Staring Match | Short Story | Gold Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Everyone You’ve Ever Kissed Up To Now | Poetry | Gold Key • American Voices Nominee | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Robot Girl and the Infinity | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Gold Key • American Voices Nominee | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | ANDROID TOP SURGERY (0) | Poetry | Gold Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Stella Lee | 11 | The AP Psychology Ban: Who Gets to Decide What Students Learn? | Critical Essay | Gold Key | Mclean High School | |
Silver Keys | ||||||
Abigail Sterner | 12 | A History of Storytelling | Writing Portfolio | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Allison Deutsch | 11 | High-Heeled Boots | Flash Fiction | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Rahm Fishman | 10 | Tears | Short Story | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Annie Gao | 10 | Prelude: Paper Dolls | Poetry | Silver Key | Mclean High School | |
Siyoon Kim | 9 | Ozempic: The Perfect Cure for Obesity | Critical Essay | Silver Key | Mclean High School | |
Siyoon (Alice) Kim | 9 | A Good Morning; Indeed | Short Story | Silver Key | Mclean High School | |
Yaya Lan | 10 | Acknowledging Intersectionality: Subjugation and Solidarity Among The Oppressed | Critical Essay | Silver Key | Mclean High School | |
Sarah Li | 9 | Inner Demons | Short Story | Silver Key | Mclean High School | |
Amelia Lupi-Sher | 12 | The Talker | Personal Essay & Memoir | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Ella Newton | 12 | Two Twin Cats | Short Story | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Ella Newton | 12 | Firelight Creatures | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Zoey Pagotto | 12 | Amateur Guillotine | Flash Fiction | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Anna Rosu | 12 | Krapets | Personal Essay & Memoir | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Sandi Schneider | 10 | Bowl of Ocean | Poetry | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Mia Tran-Luu | 11 | bound by blood | Poetry | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Natalie Wang | 9 | eeny; meeny; miny; moe | Poetry | Silver Key | Mclean High School | |
Venita Wang | 9 | Porridge | Poetry | Silver Key | Emily Brown | Mclean High School |
Alicia Yau | 10 | My Last Goodbye to New York | Short Story | Silver Key | Mclean High School | |
Alicia Yau | 10 | A Path Back Home | Short Story | Silver Key | Mclean High School | |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Every Possible Ending Before We Even Touch | Poetry | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | the american chinese buffet placemats indicate that my zodiac sign is the dog; meaning loyal | Poetry | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Tank Dreamer | Poetry | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | ANDROID BOTTOM SURGERY (1) | Poetry | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | ELEKTRA And antigone Hold A Panel For Aspiring Young Iconoclasts | Poetry | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | EVERY BOYDAUGHTER DREAMS OF KILLING THEMSELVES AT THE ALTAR OF AN IMMACULATE AND DAMASCUS GRACE | Poetry | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | UNICORN WRANGLING | Poetry | Silver Key | Mclean High School | |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | CYBERSEX IS HOLY | Poetry | Silver Key | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Honorable Mention | ||||||
Taylor Konditi | 12 | Women, Breathing. | Writing Portfolio | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Sara Smith | 12 | The World as a Metaphor for Love | Writing Portfolio | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Nidhi Chinthakindi | 9 | Venus | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Owen Fath | 9 | The Headset | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Rahm Fishman | 10 | Final Question | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Lily Hood | 9 | Plastic Barbie Doll | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Chloe Jeong | 9 | Poverty Chic: The Caricature of the Lower-Class | Critical Essay | Honorable Mention | Mclean High School | |
Chloe Jeong | 9 | Want a One-Dollar Home in Gary; Indiana? | Journalism | Honorable Mention | Mclean High School | |
Aimee Liu | 9 | Tears of Stone the Women Weep | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Yue Meng | Mclean High School |
Eleanor Murphy | 11 | The Village | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Peyton Rydzewski | 11 | Sand Harbor | Dramatic Script | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Sandi Schneider | 10 | I will be beautiful tomorrow | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Emily Tarazi | 11 | That Day in the Snow | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | McLean High School |
Emily Tarazi | 11 | I Found You | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | McLean High School |
Mia Tran-Luu | 11 | We Wilt & We Wither | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Mia Tran-Luu | 11 | Speak to Me; Poetry | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Emily Weiss | 12 | My Brother's Hands | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Ulysses | Flash Fiction | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Killing the Girl | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Vanishing Twin | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Elegy for the RPG Protagonist | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Aileen Zhao | 12 | Megalodon | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Seth LeBlanc | Mclean High School |
Jiayue Zou | 9 | Follow the Leader | Short Story | Honorable Mention | Mclean High School | |
Jiayue Zou | 9 | Future | Poetry | Honorable Mention | Mclean High School |