Eight Penn-Trafford High School students were recognized for their submissions to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards - Western PA Writing Project. Participating students are members of the school’s Creative Writing Roundtable which meets monthly. Students' work was juried against 576 other students from the Pittsburgh Region. Penn-Trafford students entered 41 works and received the following recognition - 4 Gold Keys, 14 Silver Keys, and 12 Honorable Mentions.
The following students received awards and will be honored at the Regional Awards Ceremony in March:
- Victoria Davis, Grade 12
- Marissa Fong, Grade 10
- Madeleine Frutos, Grade 12
- Tika Gill, Grade 9
- Mark Harris, Grade 12
- Kate Malley, Grade 12
- Adithri Pingali, Grade 9
- Delena Steimer, Grade 12
The Gold Key works of Mark Harris and Tika Gill will both move forward to be judged in the national competition in March.
(Front, seated) Marissa Fong, Victoria Davis, (Read, standing) Kate Malley, Madeleine Frutos, Mark Harris, Tika Gill, Adithri Pingali
Delena Steimer