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Harker students win nearly 200 awards in 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

February 1, 2021 by Zach Jones

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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.

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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

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