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

• Hannah Jones ‘04 sat down with the Scholastic Reads Podcast to talk about A Thousand Familiar Faces: 100 Years of Teen Voices, the anthology of Scholastic Award-winning teen writing featuring works dating back to the 1920s. Listen to her interview about editing the anthology here.
• Artist Derek Fordjour ‘92 went to Buckingham Palace last month to present a portrait of Sir Geoff Palmer to King Charles III. The portrait honors the accomplishments of the Windrush generation and will be displayed at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh, this summer.
• Watch a recording of the 2023 Scholastic Awards National Ceremony and hear inspiring words from this year’s Alumni Achievement Awards Recipients, Joyce Carol Oates ‘56 and Tracy Reese ‘81.
• Remembering actor Alan Arkin who passed away in June 2023. Arkin received a Scholastic Award in 1951 when he was 16 years old for a ceramic sculpture. Learn more about his legacy in his New York Times obituary.

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