Many St. Margaret’s Upper School and Middle School students have been recognized recently for their talents in art and writing. Here are a look at some recent recognitions:

 

St. Margaret’s Upper School and Middle School students were recently honored in the west coast at-large region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. 

Tartan students won a total of 23 Gold Keys, which are forwarded onto the national competition. The awards are open for students in grades 7-12.

Congratulations to all the honorees! 

Gold Key: Jack Winn, Michelle Melo, Timothy Lindenfelser, Cyrus Stone, Braeden Nock, Mitchell Allison, Enzo Bertolino, Maddie Scott, Natalia Garcia, Amara Grover (2), Riggins Cetrulo (2), Hao Chang (2), Brandon Saiki (4), Lilly Boman (2). 

Silver Key: Angela Liu, April Ma, Ava Sanseverino, Beau Blount, Dawson Mai, Elaine Chen, Jackson Monge, Jasmine Zheng, Jessica Ramos, Kathryn Carr, Kelly Liu, Lucas Caggiano, Nate Stykemain, Stewart Ma, Colton Ettwein, Gloria Zhou (2), Braeden Nock, Mitchell Allison, Enzo Bertolino, Maddie Scott, Natalia Garcia (2), Hao Chang, Lily Boman (2).

Honorable Mention: Alexander Kim, Amytis Behbahani, Aston Frankfort, Bella Consoletti, Gavin McCarthy, Justin Lee, Marcus Vojtus, Miles Eaton, Paloma Gonzalez, Rhys Thomas, Samantha Duran, Anna Farias (2), Augustine Awadalla (2), Charlotte Jiang (3), Ella Lancaster (3), Lucas Monge (3), Colton Ettwein, Timothy Lindenfelser, Cyrus Stone (2), Enzo Bertolino, Maddie Scott, Natalia Garcia, Brandon Saiki, Vivian Li, Lilly Boman (2).

Gold Key: Bill Liu, Alexis Wright

Silver Key: Alana Besikof, Greta Blau, Dorothy Chen, Charlotte Coveyou, Kynzie Grogan, Lynden Kim, Lu Liang, Bill Liu, Katie Meggers

Honorable Mention: Dorothy Chen (2), Charlotte Coveyou, Laura Jia (2), Mika Kim, Addison Oh, Sophia Sun, Olivia Thimons, Yubo Wang (2), Elizabeth Wattenberg (2), Gloria Zhou.

 

St. Margaret’s senior Angela Liu was named a semifinalist in the 2025 Orange County Register’s Artist of the Year awards.

Angela was recognized in the fine arts category. 

The finalists and overall winners of the Orange County Register’s Artist of the Year program will be announced on Sunday, April 27. 

 

Upper School students demonstrated their critical thinking and writing skills, earning recognition for their thoughtful and engaging theater reviews.

 

In a recent highlight, Upper School Student Rylee Carlson (‘26), was selected for her outstanding review of the performance of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by JSerra Catholic. Her work has been chosen to be featured on the OC Cappies Facebook page, a platform that celebrates high school critics across Orange County. 

 

In addition, Tessa Maryott (‘25) was recognized for her thoughtful review of Eurydice, performed by Fullerton Union. Her work was selected for publication on the OC Cappies website. For the recent performance of The Little Mermaid by San Clemente, the mentors selected the review by Heidi Beshk (‘28) to be featured on OC Cappies Facebook as well.

 

Cappies in Orange County began in 2003 with the support of the Orange County Department of Education, the Center for Excellence in Education and the OC Register. The Critics and Awards Program strives to recognize the Orange County student writers, performers, and technical crews. High school theater students who participate in the Cappies program are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, and write reviews. The top three reviews from each show are published online. 

 

Congratulations to these Upper School students for their critical writing accomplishments!