Meet the 2021 Gold Medal Portfolio Recipients: Amellia Hausmann and Keerthi Lakshmanan
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This year, more than 1,700 students received national recognition in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation’s longest running scholarship and awards program for creative teens. Among them, 16 high school seniors received the program’s highest honor: the Gold Medal Portfolio, which includes a $10,000 scholarship. Each week, we’ll highlight two of these students, one
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On Our Minds, Page 15
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Meet the 2021 Gold Medal Portfolio Recipients: Amellia Hausmann and Keerthi Lakshmanan
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art On Our Minds
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Scholastic On Our Minds
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