YISS Students Named 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Award Winners
Every year, the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards honors students around the world who show exemplary vision, originality, and skill in art and writing. Through the awards, students receive opportunities to gain recognition and grow in the creative process with the help of their mentors.
This year, nearly 350,000 works of art and writing were submitted. We are pleased to announce that the following YISS students are Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention award recipients for the international region of the 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. These students have been identified by panels of creative professionals as talented young artists and writers.
Art Award Winners
| Name | Grade | Award | Category | Work Title |
| Nathan Cho | 8 | Gold Key | Painting | Water's Edge |
| Ga Yoon Choi | 12 | Gold Key | Drawing and Illustration | What Shall I Do? |
| Ga Yoon Choi | 12 | Gold Key | Digital Art | SAVE - Siberian Tiger |
| Jae In (Samuel) Choi | 12 | Gold Key | Mixed Media | Laundry Day |
| Nicole Hur | 9 | Honorable Mention | Fashion | The Ties Reflect Us |
| Eun Gyu (Jessie) Kil | 11 | Silver Key | Photography | Floating Dream |
| Eun Gyu (Jessie) Kil | 11 | Silver Key | Printmaking | Life |
| Ann Kim | 12 | Gold Key | Digital Art | Artistry/ Justice/ Creativity/ Knowledge |
| Christine Kim | 12 | Gold Key | Digital Art | Cat |
| Erica Kim | 11 | Gold Key | Drawing and Illustration | Best Friends |
| Kailey Kim | 10 | Gold Key | Comic Art | How to Make Mandoo |
| Kailey Kim | 10 | Silver Key | Design | My Logo |
| Tae Hyun Kim | 11 | Silver Key | Mixed Media | Exploration of the Mind |
| Taehoon Kim | 8 | Silver Key | Photography | Rush Hour |
| Frederick Koo | 10 | Gold Key | Fashion | Marie Antoinette |
| Frederick Koo | 10 | Gold Key | Jewelry | Bracelet Design: Samurai |
| Anne Lee & Abigail Oh | 9 | Gold Key | Film & Animation | The South Korean Race |
| Kee Ryoung (Allison) Lee | 11 | Silver Key | Painting | When You Touch Each Other |
| Kee Ryoung (Allison) Lee | 11 | Silver Key | Digital Art | Captured |
| Kee Ryoung (Allison) Lee | 11 | Silver Key | Drawing and Illustration | On the Road |
| Kee Ryoung (Allison) Lee | 11 | Silver Key | Mixed Media | The Passage of Time |
| Kee Ryoung (Allison) Lee | 11 | Honorable Mention | Design | Fragments Play |
| Simon Lee | 12 | Gold Key | Art Portfolio | Let Me Out |
| Simon Lee | 12 | Silver Key | Painting | Mom Watching TV |
| Sophia Lee | 10 | Honorable Mention | Design | 2019 Doodle Calendar Design |
| Ji-Hoo (Jane) Lim | 11 | Silver Key | Painting | Paradise |
| Christie Park | 10 | Gold Key | Painting | Lost/ Hellenism |
| Christie Park | 10 | Gold Key | Digital Art | Rainy Day/ The Tip of the Iceberg |
| William Park | 11 | Silver Key | Drawing and Illustration | Senex ambulare |
| Jacquelyn Ryu | 9 | Silver Key | Drawing and Illustration | FAKE Friends |
| Eugene Shin | 7 | Gold Key | Photography | Patience |
| Jungeun Sohn | 12 | Gold Key | Digital Art | m&k |
Writing Award Winners
| Name | Grade | Award | Category | Work Title |
| Nicole Hur | 9 | Silver Key | Poetry | Night Eaters |
| Ann Kim | 12 | Gold Key | Critical Essay | Analysis of Jennifer Price's "Plastic Pink Flamingos": America's Materialism in the 1960s |
| Ann Kim | 12 | Gold Key | Short Story | Bring Back Our Girls, Our Humanity |
| Daniel Jin Won Kim | 12 | Silver Key | Poetry | Reverse Our Actions |
| Eric Kim | 11 | Gold Key | Journalism | The Rise of Bolsonaro The Fate of Brazil |
| Eric Kim | 11 | Honorable Mention | Critical Essay | The Belt Road Initiative: Modern Colonialism and the Ascent of China |
| Matthew Kim | 11 | Honorable Mention | Critical Essay | Virtual Reality: A New World for Therapy |
| Anne Lee | 9 | Gold Key | Personal Essay/Memoir | Weaving Through Summer |
| Anne Lee | 9 | Silver Key | Flash Fiction | Cloud Blues |
| Anne Lee | 9 | Honorable Mention | Short Story | Fate and Chance |
| Matthew Lim | 12 | Silver Key | Personal Essay/Memoir | Gongdeok Station/ Hi Mr. Smith, |
| Sean Lim | 10 | Silver Key | Critical Essay | Misogyny: A Male's Perspective |
| Natalie Pak | 11 | Gold Key | Dramatic Script | The Heart Eater |
| Natalie Pak | 11 | Honorable Mention | Humor | How to Be a Beautiful Girl (Like Everyone Else!) |
| Christie Park | 10 | Gold Key | Poetry | New York Kitchen |
| Christie Park | 10 | Gold Key | Critical Essay | Advertisement Craveability |
| Jiyu Shin | 12 | Gold Key | Poetry | Olfactory Symphony |
View the full list of art awards and writing awards for the international region at www.artandwriting.org.