Scholastic Awards alumni go on to do incredible things! Read news about notable alumni below: 

• Audrey Niffenegger ‘81 was awarded the 2025 Alumni Achievement Award at the 2025 Scholastic Awards National Ceremony. Watch her remarks in this recording of the Ceremony.  

• Interdisciplinary artist Derek Fordjour ‘92 is one of Trevor Noah’s favorite people. Enjoy the What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast episode where they discuss creating art, African diaspora, and assigning value within society. 

• Artist Kay WalkingStick ‘63 will be featured in Weaving Words, Weaving Worlds: 
  The Power of Indigenous Language in Contemporary Art, an exhibition at the Zuccaire Gallery in Stony Brook, New York. Learn more about the exhibition, which will be open from Sunday, July 20 to Sunday, November 22, 2025.  

• John Updike ‘48 had a lifelong bond with The New Yorker that grew into one of the most prolific writer-magazine relationships in literary history. A new excerpt from his letters reveals the depth of that devotion. 

Do you have a Scholastic Awards story you would like to share? Take our short alumni survey and then join the Scholastic Awards Alumni group on LinkedIn to connect with fellow alumni from across the country. 

Featured Image: Abigail Sparks, Withering Reef, Sculpture. Grade 12, Thunder Mountain High School, Juneau, AK. Angela Imboden, Educator; Young Emerging Artists, Inc., Affiliate. Silver Medal with Distinction Portfolio