Poly Wins NCTE, Green Feather, and Scholastic Awards in English

Five juniors nominated to apply to the National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Awards contest received writing awards. (Following the NCTE rules, Poly could nominate up to five students to apply to this nationwide contest.) Emily W. ’25 received a Merit award, Ennio S. ’25 received an Excellent award, Ronen P. ’25 & Eden G. ’25 received Superior awards, and Greg P. ’25 received a First Class award.

Jujube H.’s ’27 short story "Shattered Sea" was honored as a 2024 Green Feather Honorable Mention. A celebrity guest read her story at Vroman’s on May 11 during Pasadena LitFest.

 

 

The following students were also awarded Scholastic Awards in writing:

KEIRA L. ’27

“Tournament of Roses” // Personal Essay & Memoir - Silver Key

 

AUDREY M. ’27

“Save Me a Plum” // Poetry - Gold Key

MIKI C. ’26

“Moments Found in Moments Lost” // Personal Essay & Memoir - Silver Key

“Breakable People Don’t Exist” // Poetry - Honorable Mention

“Haunting Beauty” // Poetry - Silver Key

MADELEINE D. ’26

“a drop of delusion” // Poetry - Honorable Mention

 

CAMELLIA D. ’26

“Unwritten Chapters of Paradise: My Stay at Hotel California” // Personal Essay & Memoir - Honorable Mention

 

FILIZ F. ’26

“The Unheard Sobs of the Faceless Girl” // Flash Fiction - Honorable Mention

“Losing My Name” // Personal Essay & Memoir - Silver Key

 

AMELIE S. ’26

“Suzume no Tojimari: Reopening Doors to Shinkai’s Enchantment” //Critical Essay - Silver Key

ALLISON Z. ’26

“Being a Twin” // Poetry - Honorable Mention

ASHLEY KATE K. ’25

‘The Young Want Their Voices Heard” // Critical Essay - Silver Key

 

DYLAN L. ’25

“Home on a Silver Platter” // Short Story – Silver Key

“Walk to the Beat of Your Own Drum” // Flash Fiction – Silver Key

“Dear Yumi” // Flash Fiction – Gold Key, American Voices Nominee*

 

LYLA P. ’25

“Words Left Unsaid” // Poetry - Honorable Mention

“Sestina For You” // Poetry - Honorable Mention

 

GREG P. ’25

“Dust, Death, and Determination: The Story of My Family” //Personal Essay & Memoir - Honorable Mention

“Resilience: An Armenian Trait” // Personal Essay & Memoir - Silver Key

“The Self-Made Man” // Short Story - Honorable Mention

“Prosperity Over Principles: Tracing America’s Historical Journey of Environmental Exploitation and Indigenous Dispossession” // Critical Essay – Gold Key

 

ENNIO S. ’25

“Going Home” // Flash Fiction - Silver Key

SHARON C. ’24

“It’s Lights Out and Away We Go!” // Portfolio Category (Writing) – Honorable Mention

LILIE H. ’24

‘The Rebirth (of the Ice Phoenix)” // Poetry  – Honorable Mention

AUDREY T. ’24

“For a Boy Who’s Name I Will Never Know” // Poetry - Honorable Mention

“how long does it take for a person to turn into nothing”? // Poetry - Silver Key

“How To Say I Love You” // Personal Essay & Memoir - Honorable Mention

“On Imposter Syndrome and Appropriating My Own Culture” // Personal Essay & Memoir - Honorable Mention

“Egg Rolls” // Personal Essay & Memoir - Silver Key

“Lessons in English” // Personal Essay & Memoir - Silver Key

“Why I Write” // Personal Essay & Memoir - Gold Key

“American Dream” // Portfolio Category (Writing) - Silver Key