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Dozens of RE students win recognition for art or writing
Five Ransom Everglades students – Taylor Smith '25 (photography), Patrick Keedy Brown '26 (poetry), Connor Alfonso '26 (humor), Misha Gowda '28 (poetry) and Vinay Rajadhyaksha '30 (digital) – won Gold Keys in the 2025 Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards contest, headlining a huge contingent of RE student-writers and student-artists on both campuses that won recognition. Sixteen students earned Silver Keys and 22 won Honorable Mention in the southern region.
Smith, Keedy Brown and Alfonso each won major and multiple awards:
RE's Silver Key winners: Connor Alfonso '26, Patrick Keedy Brown '26, Taylor Smith '25, Santiago Gil Rivero '26, Pippa Yeo '27, Olivia Gomez '27, Michael Kong '28, Sylvie Malvezzi '27, Kayra Serpenguzel '25, Alexander Tevelow '28, Sophia Biss '26, Nina Galinsky '26, Maya Lee-Schonfeld '30, Noah Lopes '30, Matthew Pomeraniec '29 and Ziwuan Wang '29.
RE's Honorable Mention: Connor Alfonso '26, Patrick Keedy Brown '26, Kayra Serpenguzel '25, Taylor Smith '25, Tang Li '30, William Phillips '29, Maya Jessica Sigelman '30, Noelle Dubose '28, Jack He '25, Neva Ilica '28, Olivia Karp '27, Misha Gowda '28, Lily Namias '25, Latrice Nelson '25, Charlie Sender '26, Pippa Yeo '27, Sophia Biss '26, Olivia Barrack '29, William Earle '29, Maya Morlacchi '29, Tula Thompson '29, Gabby Torres '29.
More than 110,000 teens across North America submitted some 340,000 original works in 28 different categories for the 2025 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, which have presented since 1923 by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. RE's winners have learned from many exceptional teachers at RE in the arts and humanities.
See the full list of honorees with details about their awards below:
GOLD KEYS
SILVER KEYS
HONORABLE MENTION
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- Smith claimed four Gold Keys, three Silver Keys and one Honorable Mention
- Keedy Brown earned two Gold Keys, three Silver Keys and two Honorable Mention
- Alfonso was named an "American Voices Nominee" and also won a Silver Key and three Honorable Mention awards
RE's Silver Key winners: Connor Alfonso '26, Patrick Keedy Brown '26, Taylor Smith '25, Santiago Gil Rivero '26, Pippa Yeo '27, Olivia Gomez '27, Michael Kong '28, Sylvie Malvezzi '27, Kayra Serpenguzel '25, Alexander Tevelow '28, Sophia Biss '26, Nina Galinsky '26, Maya Lee-Schonfeld '30, Noah Lopes '30, Matthew Pomeraniec '29 and Ziwuan Wang '29.
RE's Honorable Mention: Connor Alfonso '26, Patrick Keedy Brown '26, Kayra Serpenguzel '25, Taylor Smith '25, Tang Li '30, William Phillips '29, Maya Jessica Sigelman '30, Noelle Dubose '28, Jack He '25, Neva Ilica '28, Olivia Karp '27, Misha Gowda '28, Lily Namias '25, Latrice Nelson '25, Charlie Sender '26, Pippa Yeo '27, Sophia Biss '26, Olivia Barrack '29, William Earle '29, Maya Morlacchi '29, Tula Thompson '29, Gabby Torres '29.
More than 110,000 teens across North America submitted some 340,000 original works in 28 different categories for the 2025 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, which have presented since 1923 by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. RE's winners have learned from many exceptional teachers at RE in the arts and humanities.
See the full list of honorees with details about their awards below:
GOLD KEYS
| Taylor Smith '25 | Gold Key | x3 winner in Photography | One and the Same, Soarin’, Truth |
| Taylor Smith '25 | Gold Key | Portfolio (Art) | |
| Patrick Keedy Brown '26 | Gold Key | x2 winner in Poetry | This is Not a New Story; Chead Chaisc, Ansin Earrach |
| Connor Alfonso '26 | Gold Key, American Voices Nominee | Humor | A Day at McSub King |
| Misha Gowda '28 | Gold Key | Poetry | The Color of Me |
| Vinay Rajadhyaksha '30 | Gold Key | Digital | Hiding Behind the Mask |
SILVER KEYS
| Patrick Keedy Brown '26 | Silver Key | x3 Poetry | Exit-Wound (Prelude), Rabbit Theory, Tale of the Horses |
| Taylor Smith '25 | Silver Key | x3 winner in Photography | Count to Three, Marketplace, Unlikely Home |
| Santiago Gil Rivero '26 | Silver Key | x2 winner in Photography | Desert Ride, Thirsty Swan |
| Pippa Yeo '27 | Silver Key | x2 winner in Photography | American BBQ, Through the Fence |
| Connor Alfonso '26 | Silver Key | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Price of Progress |
| Olivia Gomez '27 | Silver Key | Poetry | My DNA |
| Michael Kong '28 | Silver Key | Poetry | Echos of Love and Laughter |
| Sylvie Malvezzi '27 | Silver Key | Dramatic Script | Goodbye, Katie |
| Kayra Serpenguzel '25 | Silver Key | Personal Essay & Memoir | Sonsuzluk |
| Kayra Serpenguzel '25 | Silver Key | Critical Essay | Speculative Fiction as a Mirror for Contemporary Cultural Erasure |
| Alexander Tevelow '28 | Silver Key | Personal Essay & Memoir | What country should all Americans visit before they turn 30? - Japan |
| Sophia Biss '26 | Silver Key | Photography | Still Waters |
| Nina Galinsky '26 | Silver Key | Painting | Olives in Still Life |
| Maya Lee-Schonfeld '30 | Silver Key | Digital Art | Staring into Space |
| Noah Lopes '30 | Silver Key | Digital Art | An Alternate World |
| Matthew Pomeraniec '29 | Silver Key | Photography | Hope in the Hopeless |
| Ziwuan Wang '29 | Silver Key | Digital Art | Nonsensical Parrot |
HONORABLE MENTION
| Connor Alfonso '26 | Honorable Mention | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Knowing |
| Connor Alfonso '26 | Honorable Mention | Short Story | Mona Lisa's Smile |
| Connor Alfonso '26 | Honorable Mention | Novel Writing | Wanderers |
| Patrick Keedy Brown '26 | Honorable Mention | x2 Poetry | Florida, As Seen by the Gods, Sestina with Envoi as Matthew's Prayer |
| Kayra Serpenguzel '25 | Honorable Mention | x2 Poetry | Gold Coin, Past Lives |
| Taylor Smith '25 | Honorable Mention | Photography | Disjointed Dragonfly |
| Tang Li '30 | Honorable Mention | Short Story | Till Death Do We Part |
| William Phillips '29 | Honorable Mention | Short Story | Wedding Cake Island |
| Maya Jessica Sigelman '30 | Honorable Mention | Poetry | Whispered Dreams |
| Noelle Dubose '28 | Honorable Mention | Flash Fiction | Divided, Not United |
| Jack He '25 | Honorable Mention | Poetry | Separation Is Sinusoidal |
| Neva Ilica '28 | Honorable Mention | Poetry | Butterflies |
| Olivia Karp '27 | Honorable Mention | Journalism | The Unstoppable Coach Hamm |
| Misha Gowda '28 | Honorable Mention | Photography | Tension in the Ties |
| Lily Namias '25 | Honorable Mention | Painting | Ocean Drive |
| Latrice Nelson '25 | Honorable Mention | Photography | Forgotten Victims |
| Charlie Sender '26 | Honorable Mention | Digital Art | The Glitch |
| Pippa Yeo '27 | Honorable Mention | Photography | Monopoly of Life |
| Sophia Biss '26 | Honorable Mention | Photography | The Flow of Life and Space |
| Olivia Barrack '29 | Honorable Mention | Photography | Quick Fix, City Light Scenery |
| William Earle '29 | Honorable Mention | Photography | The Eye of Truth |
| Maya Morlacchi '29 | Honorable Mention | Photography | A Hand from the Shadows |
| Tula Thompson '29 | Honorable Mention | Photography | Silent Steps |
| Gabby Torres '29 | Honorable Mention | Photography | Leftovers |
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