CBNA Scholastic Writing Awards 2023
Slide show of all winners by Samara Kern is at link below.
Forty-six Coe-Brown Students Receive Statewide Recognition in the 2023 Scholastic Writing Awards of New Hampshire
Northwood, New Hampshire…Forty-six Coe-Brown Northwood Academy students were recently honored for their excellence in writing in the 2023 Scholastic Writing Awards–An Affiliate Partner of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Inc. These awards are granted upon review by a panel of creative professionals. Since 1923, the awards have provided early recognition for some of the country’s most celebrated authors and artists.
Of the written works submitted by these Coe-Brown students, fifty-eight received statewide recognition in the form of twelve Gold Keys, twenty-six Silver Keys, and twenty Honorable Mentions. These pieces of writing included short stories, flash fiction, personal essays & memoirs, critical essays and poetry.
One of the twelve Gold Key works, a poem titled Posthistory by Coe-Brown senior Sydney Smith of Strafford, New Hampshire, was also one of only five works in the state to be nominated for the American Voices award. Smith’s brief yet poignant poem reflects on life’s before and after, creating a retrospective image of the author’s thoughts on the physical evidence of death and the march of time. Smith’s English teacher, CBNA faculty member Amy Usinger, noted, “Sydney’s an old soul. I was not surprised to see her literary works celebrated as enthusiastically as her visual art has been.” Jurors consider many factors in their review for these special awards, including the, “recognition of talent and the representation of diverse mediums, viewpoints, and backgrounds.”
Smith received three Gold Keys in total from the Scholastic Writing Awards for two works of poetry and a short story. She also recently received one Gold Key, two Silver Keys, and two Honorable Mentions from the Scholastic Art Awards of New Hampshire, where her Gold Key art was also nominated for Best of Show recognition. Smith plans to attend Keene State college next year where she intends to study graphic design.
Coe-Brown student recipients of the Scholastic Writing Awards of New Hampshire are as follows:
Barrington
| Name(Grade) | Award | Title |
| Summer Brackett (9) | Gold Key
Honorable Mention |
Flash Fiction
Personal Essay & Memoir |
| Thomas Carloni (9) | Silver Key | Flash Fiction |
| Shea Escabi (12) | Honorable Mention | Short Story |
| Lilian Poulin (12) | Honorable Mention | Poetry |
| Josephine Romatelli (12) | Honorable Mention | Poetry |
| Chase Stevens (12) | Silver Key | Poetry |
Concord
| Name(Grade) | Award | Title |
| Emma Larson (12) | Gold Key
Honorable Mention |
Flash Fiction
Flash Fiction |
Deerfield
| Name(Grade) | Award | Title |
| Jade Dostie (9) | Honorable Mention | Personal Essay & Memoir |
| Olivia Verville (10) | Honorable Mention | Poetry |
Northwood
| Name(Grade) | Award | Title |
| Sadie Bartlein (9) | Gold Key | Flash Fiction |
| Maddison Beltran (12) | Silver Key | Flash Fiction |
| Aidan Cox (12) | Honorable Mention | Personal Essay & Memoir |
| Spencer Hogan (12) | Honorable Mention | Flash Fiction |
| Benjamin Place (12) | Honorable Mention | Poetry |
| Ethan Speiser (9) | Silver Key | Flash Fiction |
Nottingham
| Name(Grade) | Award | Title |
| Mary Bergeron (9) | Silver Key | Flash Fiction |
| Jesse Brodeur (12) | Silver Key | Poetry |
| Nikhil Chavda (12) | Silver Key | Poetry |
| William Countey III (12) | Gold Key
Silver Key |
Flash Fiction
Personal Essay & Memoir |
| Alexis Cowan (12) | Silver Key
Silver Key |
Poetry
Flash Fiction |
| Gavin Demas (12) | Silver Key | Poetry |
| Tommy Flanagan (12) | Honorable Mention | Personal Essay & Memoir |
| Samuel Marcotte (12) | Gold Key
Silver Key |
Flash Fiction
Poetry |
| Audrey Perron (12) | Silver Key | Poetry |
| Chloe Rothaug (9) | Honorable Mention | Flash Fiction |
| Noelle Sartin (12) | Silver Key | Poetry |
| Halle Waldo (9) | Gold Key | Flash Fiction |
| John Zhang (12) | Silver Key
Silver Key |
Flash Fiction
Flash Fiction |
Strafford
| Name(Grade) | Award | Title |
| Ella Brooks (12) | Honorable Mention | Personal Essay & Memoir |
| Evan Brooks (9) | Silver Key | Flash Fiction |
| Cassandra Clery (12) | Silver Key | Personal Essay & Memoir |
| Emberlyn Connor (12) | Silver Key | Poetry |
| Emma Corey (9) | Honorable Mention | Flash Fiction |
| Madison DeCota (12) | Silver Key | Poetry |
| Andrew Dyer (12) | Gold Key
Gold Key Silver Key |
Personal Essay & Memoir
Flash Fiction Poetry |
| Oliver Ford (9) | Gold Key | Flash Fiction |
| Carly Hardy (12) | Silver Key | Poetry |
| Stella Harrison (9) | Silver Key | Flash Fiction |
| Ian Helm (12) | Honorable Mention | Personal Essay & Memoir |
| Samara Kern (12) | Silver Key
Honorable Mention |
Critical Essay
Poetry |
| Sydney Meehan (12) | Silver Key | Flash Fiction |
| Christopher Reed (12) | Silver Key | Poetry |
| Molly Sawyer (12) | Honorable Mention | Personal Essay & Memoir |
| Sydney Smith (12) | Gold Key
Gold Key Gold Key |
Poetry(*American Voices Nominee)
Poetry Short Story |
| Geneva Telehala (12) | Honorable Mention | Personal Essay & Memoir |
| Jack Whitcher (12) | Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention |
Poetry
Personal Essay & Memoir |
The National Writing Project in New Hampshire
Founded in 2002, The National Writing Project in New Hampshire is the New Hampshire branch of the National Writing Project. Through a network of teacher leaders, the project works to improve writing instruction throughout the state. Young writers will be published in a regional anthology, Middle/High School Voices, and honored at a spring conference.
Since 1998, the publication Middle/High School Voices has been providing an outlet for publication of New Hampshire’s student writing. In our regional competition, student writers will be recognized by the inclusion of award-winning writing in our regional anthology and at an award ceremony in the spring.
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy strives to produce graduates who are academically and socially prepared to be responsible, caring and contributing members of the global society.
Founded in 1867, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is a comprehensive secondary institution offering the highest quality curriculum of studies to the residents of Northwood, Strafford, and surrounding towns, as well as matriculated day students from further afield. The State of New Hampshire certifies Coe-Brown Northwood Academy as a “Public Academy” with public school approval. Our educational programs and opportunities are accessible to both traditional and non-traditional learners, responsive to the diverse needs of an ever-changing community, and consistent with state and federal laws supporting the education of our youth.
The Academy offers a curriculum of studies which is consistent with these premises and the laws of the State of New Hampshire. This curriculum, woven into a coordinated course of study, will enable all students to realize their potential and prepare them for their chosen endeavors upon graduation. The expertise of faculty and staff permits course offerings to develop the full potential of all students, whether they be educationally advantaged or challenged. It is then incumbent on the students to be academically diligent, consistent in attendance, and positive in attitude to successfully complete their chosen course of studies.
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is located at 907 First NH Turnpike, in Northwood, New Hampshire, on the shores of beautiful Harvey Lake. For further information about the school, please call 603-942-5531 or visit our website at www.CoeBrown.org.
