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

• José Parlá ‘89 was named one of the 2023 Gordon Parks Foundation Art Fellows. Awarded annually, the fellowship program champions individuals who share the foundation’s dedication to advancing Gordon Parks’s vision for social change through the arts and humanities.  
• Congratulations to Kinsale Drake ‘17 whose poem “Navajo-English Dictionary” was selected as the winner of the 2022 Joy Harjo Poetry Prize. 
• Juan Jose Cielo ‘15 was awarded the YoungArts’ Jorge M. Pérez Award. This national art prize for one Latinx artist over 25 years old comes with an unrestricted grant of $25,000. 
• Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns ‘71 sat down with Susan Spencer to discuss his new PBS documentary series “The U.S. and the Holocaust.” Watch an extended interview here.  
• Remembering artist Phillip Pearlstein who passed away in December 2022. He received Scholastic Awards in 1941 and 1942 and served as an art juror. Learn more about his legacy in his New York Times obituary. 

Do you have a Scholastic Awards story you’d 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. 

The Scholastic Awards turn 100 this year! For a century, the Awards have empowered creative teens and celebrated youth voices. Celebrate the Awards with a look back at what the program has meant to some of our alumni.