The regional winners of the 2021 Bay Area Scholastic Art & Writing Awards were announced last week, and Harker students pulled in 189 awards (73 in art and 116 in writing). Sophomore Sarah Mohammed’s poem, “Homeland, Gone,” was selected as one of five nominees for the Bay Area Writing Region’s National American Voices Medal, the winner of which will be announced in March, along with all of this year’s national award winners.
Harker won a total of 42 Gold Keys, 54 Silver Keys and 93 Honorable Mentions. Gold Key winners are eligible to win national awards, and all national award winners will be honored at a ceremony in June.
The complete list of Harker winners is as follows:
Art:
Name |
Grade |
Category |
Award |
Anoushka Buch |
12 |
Design |
Silver Key |
Anoushka Buch |
12 |
Design |
Honorable Mention |
Shareen Chahal |
12 |
Photography |
Gold Key |
Dawson Chen |
9 |
Drawing & Illustration |
Honorable Mention |
Karina Chen |
11 |
Film & Animation |
Silver Key |
Karina Chen |
10 |
Comic Art |
Gold Key |
Alice Feng |
10 |
Digital Art |
Honorable Mention |
Alice Feng |
11 |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Alice Feng |
11 |
Photography |
Silver Key |
Alice Feng |
11 |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Alice Feng |
11 |
Photography |
Gold Key |
Alice Feng |
11 |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Alice Feng |
11 |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Alice Feng |
11 |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Alice Feng |
11 |
Sculpture |
Gold Key |
Alice Feng |
11 |
Fashion |
Silver Key |
Mirabelle Feng |
11 |
Fashion |
Silver Key |
Mirabelle Feng |
8 |
Photography |
Silver Key |
Sonya He |
8 |
Painting |
Honorable Mention |
Reagan Ka |
10 |
Painting |
Honorable Mention |
Reagan Ka |
11 |
Expanded Projects |
Honorable Mention |
Reagan Ka |
11 |
Sculpture |
Honorable Mention |
Reagan Ka |
11 |
Design |
Honorable Mention |
Ally Lee |
11 |
Design |
Honorable Mention |
Michelle Liu |
10 |
Digital Art |
Silver Key |
Michelle Liu |
11 |
Digital Art |
Honorable Mention |
Michelle Liu |
11 |
Design |
Honorable Mention |
Aastha Mangla |
11 |
Expanded Projects |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Painting |
Honorable Mention |
Muthiah Panchanatham |
10 |
Digital Art |
Silver Key |
Julie Shi |
9 |
Digital Art |
Silver Key |
Claire Su |
9 |
Digital Art |
Silver Key |
Alysa Suleiman |
9 |
Painting |
Honorable Mention |
Alysa Suleiman |
11 |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Alysa Suleiman |
11 |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Alysa Suleiman |
11 |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Emily Tan |
11 |
Photography |
Silver Key |
Emily Tan |
11 |
“Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation” |
Honorable Mention |
Nicole Tian |
11 |
“Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation” |
Gold Key |
Nicole Tian |
11 |
Sculpture |
Gold Key |
Cynthia Wang |
11 |
Expanded Projects |
Honorable Mention |
Esther Wu |
9 |
Design |
Honorable Mention |
Esther Wu |
11 |
Photography |
Gold Key |
Esther Wu |
11 |
Photography |
Silver Key |
Esther Wu |
11 |
Photography |
Silver Key |
Esther Wu |
11 |
Photography |
Silver Key |
Austina Xu |
11 |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Alina Yuan |
10 |
Painting |
Silver Key |
Alina Yuan |
11 |
Comic Art |
Silver Key |
Alina Yuan |
11 |
Painting |
Honorable Mention |
Alina Yuan |
11 |
Photography |
Gold Key |
Alex Zhai |
11 |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Alex Zhai |
12 |
Sculpture |
Silver Key |
Alex Zhai |
12 |
Sculpture |
Honorable Mention |
Alex Zhai |
12 |
Photography |
Gold Key |
Alex Zhai |
12 |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
April Zhang |
12 |
Photography |
Silver Key |
April Zhang |
11 |
Design |
Honorable Mention |
Emily Zhou |
11 |
Design |
Silver Key |
Emily Zhou |
11 |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Gloria Zhu |
11 |
Photography |
Silver Key |
Gloria Zhu |
11 |
Design |
Honorable Mention |
Gloria Zhu |
11 |
Design |
Silver Key |
Gloria Zhu |
11 |
Digital Art |
Honorable Mention |
Gloria Zhu |
11 |
Digital Art |
Gold Key |
Gloria Zhu |
11 |
Digital Art |
Honorable Mention |
Gloria Zhu |
11 |
Design |
Gold Key |
Gloria Zhu |
11 |
Design |
Honorable Mention |
Gloria Zhu |
11 |
Design |
Honorable Mention |
Gloria Zhu |
11 |
Design |
Honorable Mention |
Helen Zhu |
11 |
Photography |
Silver Key |
Helen Zhu |
12 |
Photography |
Gold Key |
Helen Zhu |
12 |
Photography |
Gold Key |
Writing:
Name |
Grade |
Category |
Award |
Ava Arasan |
9 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Ava Arasan |
9 |
Short Story |
Silver Key |
Saanvi Arora |
10 |
Critical Essay |
Honorable Mention |
Hari Bhimaraju |
12 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Julia Biswas |
12 |
Critical Essay |
Gold Key |
Anoushka Buch |
12 |
Short Story |
Honorable Mention |
Kabir Buch |
9 |
Critical Essay |
Silver Key |
Erica Cai |
11 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Honorable Mention |
Erica Cai |
11 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Honorable Mention |
William Chien |
11 |
Critical Essay |
Honorable Mention |
Alice Feng |
11 |
Critical Essay |
Silver Key |
Varun Fuloria |
9 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Honorable Mention |
Varun Fuloria |
9 |
Critical Essay |
Silver Key |
Emma Gao |
9 |
Critical Essay |
Honorable Mention |
Sophia Gottfried |
11 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Sophia Gottfried |
11 |
Critical Essay |
Silver Key |
Victoria Han |
11 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Victoria Han |
11 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Catherine He |
11 |
Science Fiction & Fantasy |
Gold Key |
Catherine He |
11 |
Short Story |
Honorable Mention |
Catherine He |
11 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Catherine He |
11 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Shayla He |
9 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Trisha Iyer |
9 |
Short Story |
Gold Key |
Trisha Iyer |
9 |
Flash Fiction |
Gold Key |
Trisha Iyer |
9 |
Poetry |
Gold Key |
Trisha Iyer |
9 |
Short Story |
Gold Key |
Trisha Iyer |
9 |
Humor |
Gold Key |
Trisha Iyer |
9 |
Short Story |
Gold Key |
Trisha Iyer |
9 |
Short Story |
Silver Key |
David Jang |
9 |
Journalism |
Gold Key |
David Jang |
9 |
Journalism |
Honorable Mention |
David Jang |
9 |
Journalism |
Honorable Mention |
Laurie Jin |
10 |
Journalism |
Honorable Mention |
Michelle Jin |
10 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Honorable Mention |
Vivian Jin |
12 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Vivian Jin |
12 |
Flash Fiction |
Honorable Mention |
Alivia Li |
11 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Honorable Mention |
Sydney Ling |
9 |
Flash Fiction |
Gold Key |
Sydney Ling |
9 |
Flash Fiction |
Gold Key |
Sydney Ling |
9 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Sydney Ling |
9 |
Flash Fiction |
Honorable Mention |
Sydney Ling |
9 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Melody Luo |
11 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Honorable Mention |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Gold Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Gold Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Gold Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Gold Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Gold Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Gold Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Gold Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Gold Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Gold Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Gold Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Gold Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Gold Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Gold Key • American Voices Nominee |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Flash Fiction |
Honorable Mention |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Short Story |
Honorable Mention |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Sarah Fathima Mohammed |
10 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Kavita Murthy |
11 |
Flash Fiction |
Honorable Mention |
Sophia Schafer-Wharton |
7 |
Flash Fiction |
Honorable Mention |
Stephanie Shen |
11 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Stephanie Shen |
11 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Yejin Song |
11 |
Journalism |
Honorable Mention |
Alena Suleiman |
9 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Gold Key |
Arely Sun |
11 |
Journalism |
Honorable Mention |
Arely Sun |
11 |
Critical Essay |
Honorable Mention |
Emily Tan |
11 |
Journalism |
Honorable Mention |
Nicole Tian |
11 |
Critical Essay |
Gold Key |
Nicole Tian |
11 |
Critical Essay |
Silver Key |
Sara Wan |
10 |
Critical Essay |
Honorable Mention |
Cynthia Wang |
9 |
Poetry |
Gold Key |
Cynthia Wang |
9 |
Flash Fiction |
Gold Key |
Cynthia Wang |
9 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Cynthia Wang |
9 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Cynthia Wang |
9 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Cynthia Wang |
9 |
Poetry |
Silver Key |
Sophie Wang |
12 |
Critical Essay |
Honorable Mention |
Sophie Wang |
12 |
Critical Essay |
Honorable Mention |
Sophie Wang |
12 |
Critical Essay |
Silver Key |
Sophie Wang |
12 |
Journalism |
Silver Key |
Michelle Wei |
9 |
Critical Essay |
Honorable Mention |
Nicholas Wei |
10 |
Humor |
Honorable Mention |
Nicholas Wei |
10 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Silver Key |
Carol Wininger |
10 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Catherine Wong |
9 |
Flash Fiction |
Honorable Mention |
Austina Xu |
10 |
Humor |
Gold Key |
Anjali Yamasani |
11 |
Short Story |
Honorable Mention |
Alison Yang |
8 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Honorable Mention |
Cecilia Yang |
9 |
Critical Essay |
Silver Key |
Alina Yuan |
11 |
Critical Essay |
Honorable Mention |
Irene Yuan |
11 |
Journalism |
Honorable Mention |
William Zhang |
9 |
Critical Essay |
Honorable Mention |
Emily Zhou |
11 |
Personal Essay & Memoir |
Honorable Mention |
Helen Zhu |
12 |
Critical Essay |
Honorable Mention |
Sabrina Zhu |
10 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |
Sally Zhu |
10 |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |