About This Competition
More than 100,000 students entered nearly 340,000 original works of art and writing to the 2024 Scholastic Awards. Kaitlyn's piece was selected by leaders in the visual and literary arts for excellence in originality, skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. Fewer than 2,500 works received a National Medal, which places Kaitlyn within the top 8% of all submissions!
Among the Elite
Since 1923, the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards have celebrated teen artists and writers from across the country. By being selected as a National Award winner, Kaitlyn joins the ranks of Pine Creek's three 2021 National Scholastic Art Award winners:
Diego Padilla ('21) | 𝘚𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘛𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢 (Seeds of This Land) | Gold Medal
Maddie Hemsley ('22) | 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 | Gold Medal
Caitlin Graves ('21) | 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 | Silver Medal
She also joins notable alumni from the Scholastic Art Awards, including Tschabalala Self, Stephen King, Kay WalkingStick, Charles White, Joyce Carol Oates, and Andy Warhol—all of whom won Scholastic Awards when they were teens!