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Manhasset students honored with regional and national art and writing awards
Summary
Manhasset Secondary School recognized students who won regional and national honors, including Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, John Locke Institute, and NCTE distinctions, during an English department awards assembly.
Manhasset Secondary School students received multiple regional and national awards during an English department assembly, with winners announced for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the John Locke Institute essay prize and NCTE writing honors.
The assembly, introduced by Sofia Janani, highlighted the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, which a presenter described as “ranked among the most prestigious national awards.” Recipients of Gold Key Scholastic Art and Writing Awards listed during the assembly included Blair Bai, Christina Chen, Chaitong Cheng, Sharon Huang, Mary Khan, Annabelle Li, Dylan Tansey and Lisa Wu; Silver Key and honorable-mention recipients were also announced.
The John Locke Institute essay award was presented by a department presenter, who said the institute “encourages young people to cultivate the characteristics that turn good students into great writers,” and announced Sharon Wang as that award’s winner. The assembly also named winners of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) achievement awards in writing; the presenters said nominees were chosen by school English departments and cited the 2025 NCTE prompt about “how literature heals.” Winners named included Sofia Chainani, Sharon Wang and Grace Punzalan, among others.
Presenters and department staff provided context for the contests: Scholastic submissions were judged on originality, technical skill and personal voice; the John Locke Institute award was described as rewarding independent thought and persuasive style; and NCTE nominations were characterized as based on a writer’s ability to “inform and move an audience.”
The presenters read lists of winners across multiple grade levels and award programs; the full roster of named students was provided to the audience during the ceremony. The assembly combined national-level recognition (Scholastic, NCTE, John Locke Institute) with district-level acknowledgments to showcase student work across prose, poetry and visual arts.
The assembly was organized by the English and language-arts department under the Manhasset Union Free School District and included multiple presenters and teachers who announced winners and provided background on each contest.
