Scholastic Award Winner: The Heron The Heron Silver Key in Personal Essay and Memoir By Henry, 9th Grade Something about the woods attracted my father. It all started years ago when he discovered that the little creek behind our cabin was the shortcut for migrating bass. We would come every fall during Thanksgiving break to this cabin, which was tucked […] Read More
Scholastic Award Winner: Love and Wonder Love and Wonder Honorable Mention in Poetry By Jenny, 8th Grade I am from toy guns, from metal monkey bars that made me feel as right as rain, from days full of play From hours spent reading under the mellow sun. I am from the West Lake, from its rich history full with mythical legends […] Read More
Scholastic Award Winner: New Beginnings in Third Grade In this Scholastic Writing Award-winning essay, a VSA student writes a personal essay about his first school day in the US. Read More
“An Earful” Literary Analysis A VSA fifth grader analyzes the protagonist’s emotions in the short story “An Earful.” Read More
Helen Keller’s Education A VSA fourth grader offers an engaging tale of Helen Keller’s early years and her lessons with tutor Anne Sullivan. Read More
Salt and Spice In a well-researched informational essay, fifth grader Jianing explains how spices have a much richer history than we know. Read More
