We’re less than a week away from the virtual 2021 National Ceremony! Are you excited?

Join us along with GRAMMY Award® winning and Emmy® and Tony Award® nominated singer-songwriter, actress, author, and producer Sara Bareilles; actress, singer, and entrepreneur Kristen Bell; Emmy nominated stage and screen actor and singer Tituss Burgess; GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, author, and television host Kelly Clarkson; Oscar® and Emmy Award-winning actress, producer, and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon; and global media leader Oprah Winfrey as we celebrate this year’s National Medalists!

The First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden will be participating in the event to pay special tribute to our nation’s educators who inspire creativity in their classrooms and serve as guides and mentors to their students throughout their creative journeys. Additional highlights of the night will include a poetry reading from this year’s National Student Poets, selections from the award-winning works of art and writing, and an appearance from this year’s Alumni Achievement Award recipient, painter Tschabalala Self.

See you on June 9, at 7:00 pm ET! Tune in 10 minutes early for a pre-show featuring some of this year’s award-winning student art and writing.

Featured image: The 2021 National Ceremony will feature this year’s Gold Medal Portfolio Award winners. Top row: Brianna Blue, Caroline Dinh, Grace Gomez-Palacio, and Maximo Guerra; Second row: Amellia Hausmann, Helena Hockertz, Yasmeen Jaaber, and Myah Jackson-Solomon; Third row: Zelda Godsey-Kellogg, Keerthi Lakshmanan, Justin Li, and Alyvia Luong; Bottom row: Sylvia Nicholas-Patterson, Hailey Petersen, Esther Sun, and Nathan Yang.