Hockaday Student Named National Medalist by The Alliance for Young Artist & Writers

Junior Maye McPhail was named a National Medalist by The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers which announced the 2017 awards this spring. National Medalists represent less than one percent of submissions to the 2017 scholastic awards, and this year, students submitted more than 330,000 works of art and writing of which only 2,740 National Medals were awarded.

 

Since 1923, the Awards have recognized creative teenagers from across the country. By receiving a Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Medal, these students join a legacy of celebrated authors and artists including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, and Lena Dunham. Students receiving top Awards and their educators are invited to attend the annual National Events in New York City, with a National Ceremony at Carnegie Hall and a series of student showcase events. Art and writing from Gold Medalists will also be featured in the National Exhibition at Parsons School of Design at The New School and Pratt Institute’s Pratt Manhattan Gallery.

 

Congratulations Maye!