CASD Scholastic Winners 2024
CASD submitted 72 writing entries from grades 8-12 to the 2024 South Central Pennsylvania Scholastic Art and Writing contest. Students could submit pieces in the following categories: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Humor, Short Story, Poetry, Flash Fiction, Personal Essay/Memoir, Critical Essay, Dramatic Script, Journalism, and Writing Portfolio. Altogether, CASD students received a total of 47 Awards in Writing: 7 Gold Keys, 16 Silver Keys, and 24 Honorable Mentions. Additionally, THREE students from CASD also received “American Voices” nominations as their work moves on to adjudication at the national level: Lauren Kiehl (grade 11), Christabelle Kirkham (grade 9), and Bailey Clayville (grade 8).
Congratulations to the CHS students listed below, whose work received recognition in this year’s contest!
CASD submitted 36 art entries from grades 9-12 to the 2024 South Central Pennsylvania Scholastic Art and Writing contest. Students could submit pieces in the following categories: Painting, Drawing & Illustration, Ceramics & Glass, Digital, Art, Comic Art, Mixed Media, Photography, Sculpture, & Art Portfolio. Altogether, CASD students received 19 Awards in Art: 2 Gold Keys, 5 Silver Keys, and 12 Honorable Mention Awards.
Students who won Gold Keys will have their entries advanced to the national level, and those results will be released in late May.
Additional thanks and congratulations to all of our CASD teachers who helped students prepare and submit their entries!
Mrs. Suzanne Pagel
Ms. Rachel Drumheller
Mrs. Ashley Gogoj
Mrs. April Tichenor-Holtzman
Mrs. Colleen Wise
Mrs. Marj Boggess
Mrs. Katy Dunmire
Ms. Elizabeth Porter
Ms. Sarah Clayville
Ms. Keely McGeehan
Carlisle High School
Gold Key Awards for Writing
Ollie Daniels (Grade 12, Ms. Clayville) – Writing Portfolio, “for as long as I breathe; I will change”
Ryleigh Underwood (Grade 12, Ms. Clayville) – Writing Portfolio, “Grief Has Two Arms and Hugs Like My Father”
Lauren Kiehl (Grade 11, Ms. McGeehan) – Personal Essay & Memoir, “Every Bee Stings, Even the Good Ones”
Madelyne Metcalf (Grade 11, Ms. McGeehan) – Personal Essay & Memoir, “Spoken into Existence”
Christabelle Kirkham (CHS, Grade 9) – Flash Fiction, “Saved By The Bell”
Gold Key Awards for Art
Rylie Ginter (Grade 10, Mrs. Gogoj) – Drawing & Illustration, “Hidden”
Clark Neely (Grade 12, Mrs. Gogoj) – Digital Art, “Green Axolotl”
Silver Key Awards for Writing
Gale Clark (Grade 12, Ms. Clayville) – Poetry, “Scallions (On Being Your Mother's Daughter)”
Ollie Daniels (Grade 12, Ms. Clayville) – Science Fiction & Fantasy, “New Ark”
Mazie Kuhn (Grade 12, Ms. Clayville) – Personal Essay & Memoir, “Hvala djede - Thank you, Grandfather”
Maddie Miller (Grade 12, Ms. Clayville) – Writing Portfolio, “Mind Wanderings”
Maddie Miller (Grade 12, Ms. Clayville) – Poetry, “Sometimes I Envy My Cat”
Maddie Miller (Grade 12, Ms. Clayville) – Flash Fiction, “Death's Lyrics”
Justin Brody (Grade 10, Ms. Porter) – Personal Essay & Memoir, “Vignettes”
Christabelle Kirkham (CHS, Grade 9) – Short Story, “Forgiveness from Fault”
Eileen Wang (CHS, Grade 9) – Flash Fiction, “influenced”
Silver Key Awards for Art
Eva Ball (Grade 12, Mrs. Gogoj) – Painting, “Intertwined; Sewn Together”
Jay Barker (Grade 12, Mrs. Gogoj) – Painting, “Chuck”
Jay Barker (Grade 12, Mrs. Gogoj” Painting, “World Wide Open”
Rylie Ginter (Grade 10, Mrs. Gogoj) – Drawing & Illustration, “Complex Thinking”
Ella Shatz (Grade 12, Mrs. Pagel) – Ceramics & Glass, “Functioning Together”
Honorable Mention Awards for Writing
Sasha Beale (Grade 11, Ms. Clayville) – Poetry, “Stella Mia”
Anna Ford (Grade 10, Ms. Porter) – Novel Writing, “The Silver Lining”
Elisabeth Forrester (Grade 11, Ms. McGeehan) – Poetry, “A Book Is”
Christabelle Kirkham (CHS, Grade 9) – Poetry “Sehnsucht”
Christabelle Kirkham (CHS, Grade 9) – Poetry, “The Overlooked Narrative of an Overworked Machine”
Christabelle Kirkham (CHS, Grade 9) – Poetry, “Ode to Expectation”
Christabelle Kirkham (CHS, Grade 9) – Poetry, “First Impressions”
Christabelle Kirkham (CHS, Grade 9) – Short Story, “Huff. Puff. The Earth Has Had Enough.”
Lyric Koch (Grade 10, Ms. Porter) – Poetry, “the memories i took for granted”
Adelaide Kradel (Grade 10, Ms. Porter) – Poetry, “How Much?”
Allison Negley (Grade 11, Ms. McGeehan) – Poetry, “Ink”
Patience Oliveira (Grade 11, Ms. Clayville) – Poetry, “Distant Relative”
Laura Sands (Grade 11, Ms. Clayville) – Short Story, “Strawberries”
Hannah Stoner (Grade 11, Ms. Clayville) – Personal Essay & Memoir, “Like a Ghost”
Eileen Wang (CHS, Grade 9) – Poetry, “hall of mirrors”
Honorable Mention Awards for Art
Elisabeth Forrester (Grade 11, Mrs. Gogoj) – Drawing & Illustration, “Absolute Zero”
Kiley Hacker (Grade 12, Mrs. Pagel) – Ceramics & Glass, “Subale”
Madie Houghton (Grade 12, Mrs. Drumheller) – Photography, “Outside of the Classroom”
Mazie Kuhn (Grade 12, Mrs. Gogoj) – Digital Art, “Tales of our Culture”
Netasha Moser (Grade 11, Mrs. Gogoj) – Painting, “Down the Road”
Dave Porcopio (Grade 11, Mrs. Tichenor-Holtzman) – Architecture & Industrial Design, “The Brea-kery”
Ella Shatz (Grade 12, Mrs. Pagel) – Art Portfolio, “Come Together”
Ella Shatz (Grade 12, Mrs. Pagel) – Mixed Media, “Patchwork Portrait”
Caroline Sonfield (Grade 12, Mrs. Gogoj) – Drawing & Illustration, “Sway”
Aamilah Wilson (Grade 12, Mrs. Gogoj) – Painting, “Purple Roots”
Wilson Middle School
Gold Key Awards for Writing
Halen Alwine (Grade 8, Mrs. Boggess) – Science Fiction & Fantasy, “The Girl in the Wall”
Silver Key Awards for Writing
Sharlet Christian (Grade 8, Mrs. Boggess) – Science Fiction & Fantasy, “The World Wastes Away”
Marguerite Colwell (Grade 8, Mrs. Dunmire) – Personal Essay & Memoir, “My Big Decision”
Maya Spease (Grade 8, Mrs. Boggess) – Personal Essay & Memoir, “Perfectionism”
Mackenzie Mitchell (Grade 8, Mrs. Dunmire) – Personal Essay & Memoir, “The Break in the Storm”
Gabriela Mitsios (Grade 8, Mrs. Dunmire) – Personal Essay & Memoir, “May Your Memory Last Forever”
Jules Reichenbach (Grade 8, Mrs. Dunmire) – Personal Essay & Memoir, “The Horrible Attack”
Grant Vitek (Grade 8, Mrs. Boggess) – Flash Fiction, “The Blazing Escape”
Honorable Mention for Writing
Nejla Becirovic (Grade 8, Mrs. Boggess) – Short Story “Gone Missing”
Bishop Campbell (Grade 8, Mrs. Boggess) – Flash Fiction, “Tyrannosaurus Trouble”
Isobel Forbes (Grade 8, Mrs. Boggess) – Science Fiction & Fantasy, “The Creator: Destroyer of Worlds”
Lily Jordan (Grade 8, Mrs. Boggess) – Science Fiction & Fantasy, “Night Break”
Matthew Kerr (Grade 8, Mrs. Boggess) – Flash Fiction, “The Fall”
Addison McAllen (Grade 8, Mrs. Boggess) – Short Story, “Meet Day”
Sadie McMeekin (Grade 8, Mrs. Boggess) – Personal Essay & Memoir, “That’s What Kept Me Going”
Lamberton Middle School
Gold Key Awards for Writing
Bailey Clayville (LMS, Grade 8) – Flash Fiction, “Multiple Choice”
Honorable Mention for Writing
Bailey Clayville (Grade 8) – Poetry, “I Can't Remember When”
Bailey Clayville (Grade 8) – Short Story, “Six Minutes”