Providence High School students won a total of 33 regional writing awards from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. They were honored at a ceremony at Spirit Square on February 8, 2020. The five Gold Key winners are currently competing in the national competition in New York City. Winners will be announced in March.

Charlotte Beck Senior
Silver Key—Journalism
Silver Key—Writing Portfolio
 
Maeve Beck Sophomore
Silver Key—Personal Essay & Memoir
 
Diya Bhatt Sophomore
Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir
Honorable Mention—Poetry
 
Kira Britt Sophomore
Honorable Mention—Poetry
 
Maggie Christopher Junior
Silver Key—Humor
Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir
 
Ellie Cotton Senior 
Honorable Mention—Writing Portfolio
 
Aiden Kaplan Junior
Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir
Honorable Mention—Flash Fiction
Honorable Mention--Poetry
 
Emma Kurtz Senior
Silver Key—Personal Essay & Memoir
Honorable Mention—Writing Portfolio
 
Elizabeth Park Sophomore
GOLD KEY—Critical Essay
Silver Key—Personal Essay & Memoir
Silver Key—Critical Essay
 
Riya Porwal Sophomore
Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir
 
Leah Powell Freshman
Honorable Mention—Short Story
 
Bhavana Veeravalli Senior
GOLD KEY--Journalism
Silver Key—Writing Portfolio
Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir
 
Celie Waddington Senior
Honorable Mention—Writing Portfolio
 
Emma Washburn Sophomore
GOLD KEY—Science Fiction & Fantasy
Silver Key—Science Fiction & Fantasy
Silver Key—Flash Fiction
Honorable Mention—Flash Fiction
 
Abigail Welch Senior 
GOLD KEY—Journalism
Silver Key-- Personal Essay & Memoir
Silver Key—Flash Fiction
Silver Key—Poetry
 
Lisa Zhang Sophomore
GOLD KEY—Journalism
Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir
 
 







 

Congratulations to Bhavana Veeravalli, Design Editor for Roars and Whispers. Bhavana won 5th place for her 2019 Design Portfolio submission to the National Scholastic Press Association. She was honored at an awards ceremony at the National Convention in November. Natalie Thulien, a PHS graduate, won an Honorable Mention for her spread design. 

​Congratulations to our three winners in the District Optimist Writing Contest. 
First Place: Diya Bhatt (junior)
Second Place: Julia Sands (junior)
Third Place: Ellie Cotton (senior)

Diya's essay moves on to regional competition. All three students will be honored at an awards ceremony on February 24th. 
Left to right: Ellie Cotton,  Diya Bhatt, Julia Sands