SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARD FLAUNT IT AWARD FINALIST (Essay): Throughout my life, I have struggled with loving myself and my complexities. In going to predominantly white schools for awhile, I was forced…
SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING FLAUNT IT AWARD FINALIST My “difference” is one I make myself. It seems I am constantly comparing my habits and lifestyle to others. I’m the one who…
SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING FLAUNT IT AWARD FINALIST When living in a town surrounded by people who do not share your cultures and practices, it is easy to feel as though your background…
SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING FLAUNT IT AWARD FINALIST In my painting, “Chronic Illness”, I explore my feelings regarding my multiple autoimmune diseases, diseases that bring me incurable and immense suffering, but will never…
SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING FLAUNT IT AWARD FINALIST Have you ever been in a friendship where you are the odd one out? It’s not a thing that occurs out of malicious intent, but…
2023 NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC ALLIANCE ART & WRITING- FLAUNT IT AWARD WINNER (ESSAY CATEGORY) If I don’t pick up that book that just fell, my heart is going to stop tonight while I’m asleep.…
2023 NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC ALLIANCE ART & WRITING- FLAUNT IT AWARD WINNER (ART CATEGORY) Living with an eating disorder personally means that every aspect of my life –every moment, every emotion, every experience–is…
I figure I should start off at the beginning. Two years ago, I was in band class when my teacher approached me saying I needed to pack my things and meet the principal…
My name is McKenna. In addition to being a student entering my junior year of high school, I’m an artist, a singer, an aerialist, a jewelry business owner, a yogi, dancer, actor and…
My name is Parker van Dyk and I have lived in Los Angeles my whole life with my parents and younger brother Carson. I’m like most other teens my age: I love Shawn…
The cool wind was harsh but refreshing across my face as I climbed to the top, 1,488 feet above the ground. As I took my last step onto the top I suddenly heard…
Every day I walk into school with my hair in a bun or two braids, my scar from spinal fusion surgery on display. I am 16 years old, and I’ve learned how to…
With their crisp white tennis shoes stuck out in front of them, the girls in Mrs. Daley’s kindergarten class set out to conquer that morning’s task: tying their shoelaces. Chloe, the only little…