6-21-2022 4:33am

LOCAL STUDENTS REPRESENT

The full list of National Medalists for the 2022 Scholastic Awards is live and many of our Maryland students are among the awardees.

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. BOPA serves as the regional affiliate that manages the local stage of the competition. We were blown away by how many incredible entries we received and we are thrilled to see so many of these students nationally recognized for their work. Here are all of the Maryland students who are 2022 National Medalists:

Oluwatoni Akintola, Loyola Blakefield High School, Towson, MD

The Price of Bread in Lagos — SILVER MEDAL

Cheyenne Brown, G W Carver Center-Arts & Tech, Towson, MD

In The Eye of The Beholder — GOLD MEDAL

Ellie Dassoulas, Roland Park Country School, Baltimore, MD

Growth — SILVER MEDAL

Nate Fink, G W Carver Center-Arts & Tech, Towson, MD

Paw-parrazi — SILVER MEDAL

Hannah Gray, Mcdonogh School, Owings Mills, MD

The New Normal — SILVER MEDAL

Josephine Halushka, G W Carver Center-Arts & Tech, Towson,MD

teenage girls: the revolution — GOLD MEDAL + AMERICAN VOICES MEDAL

Anna Hauser, G W Carver Center-Arts & Tech, Towson, MD

After the Storm — SILVER MEDAL

Caden Heiser-Cerrato, Loyola Blakefield High School, Towson, MD

In Pieces — SILVER MEDAL WITH DISTINCTION

Divine Iweha, G W Carver Center-Arts & Tech, Towson, MD

The Reaping — GOLD MEDAL

Maggie Kurtz, Hereford Middle School, Monkton, MD

Pushing Up Daisies — GOLD MEDAL

Rowan Leary, G W Carver Center-Arts & Tech, Towson, MDI am a Stranger's Words — SILVER MEDAL
Shaeley Lincoln, G W Carver Center-Arts & Tech, Towson, MD

What They See, What I See — GOLD MEDAL

Angela Ma, G W Carver Center-Arts & Tech, Towson, MD

Infatuation — GOLD MEDAL

Britney Simbana-J, G W Carver Center-Arts & Tech, Towson, MD

El Machismo — SILVER MEDAL
Your Landscapers — GOLD MEDAL + AMERICAN VISIONS MEDAL

Sheri Swayne, Garrison Forest School, Owings Mills, MDPlastic Chairs — SILVER MEDAL

Brea’ Williams, G W Carver Center-Arts & Tech, Towson, MD

Is This What Life’s Become? — SILVER MEDAL
Not So Little Anymore — GOLD MEDAL

On Sunday, March 13, BOPA held a virtual awards ceremony to honor the student recipients of the 2022 Maryland Region Scholastic Art & Writing Awards presented by Arcadia. In case you missed it, you can still watch the awards ceremony on BOPA's YouTube page. You can also view exhibitions of this year’s Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mentions below: