OCSA students were honorees in the Writing category for the 2025 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
The following OCSA students were honorees in the Writing category for the 2025 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, which celebrates creative teens regionally and nationally with awards, exhibitions, publications, and scholarships.
National Silver Medalists
Chloesse Chang (CW, ‘28) - “Types of People in a Robotics Team”
Samantha Wu (CW, ‘27) - “At Dave’s Door”
Regional Gold Key
Elise Choi (CW, ‘27) - “the ingredients of juice”
Yuna Chun (IM, ‘25) - “The Cost of Multitasking for Students”
Yeeun Chung (CW, ‘25) - “Thanksgiving”
Zara Daneva (CW, ‘26) - “Solutions to the Fermi Paradox”
Ryan Jung (CW, ‘26) - “A Lesson in Alchemy”
Hillary Kim (CW, ‘28) - “The Great Battle (Or Some other Epic Name)”
Sarina Marzbani (CW, ‘27) - “Mourning View”
Adyson Ngo (CW, ‘27) - “Ode to Bees”
Rena Oh (CW, ‘28) - “Russian Dolls”
Chloe Woo (IM, ‘27) - “Scent of Home”
Samantha Wu (CW, ‘27) - “Ocean’s Regifted”
Regional Silver Key
Irene Cho (MT, ‘29) - “Loss”
Zara Daneva (CW, ‘26) - “Yes, No, Maybe So”
Diego Gonzales (CW, ‘27) - “storm. No. 663”
Kang Han (AE, ‘26) - “The Art of Falling”
Jenna Hong (CW, ‘28) - “Please Stand”
Ryan Jung (CW, ‘26) - “A Manifesto Against the Changing Collective”
Danwoo Kwak (MT, ‘26) - “Nightmare on Finals Week”
Ellie Park (IA, ‘29) - “Current Currents”
Sophie Sukendro (IM, ‘26) - “Bosnia And Herzegovina: The Necessity of Reform to Mitigate the Aftermath of Ethnic Cleansing”
Yimeng Wang (CW, ‘25) - “Mother, Please Hold Me”
Chloe Woo (IM, ‘27) - “Impact of Parenting Styles and Home Environment in moderating the effect of Violence Exposure on Antisocial Behavior in Adolescents”
Samantha Wu (CW, ‘27) - “A Lotus Blooms”, “Between Her Lips”, and “God is Dead”
Kyle Yoon (DM, ‘28) - “A Bad Day”