• Awards & Recognitions

    2022-23

    • SPARC New Voices for the Theatre
      • Finalists
        • The Escape Room by Olivia Ingram Ford, GHS
        • Saving Elberte by Makayla Doyle, THS
        • Things are Fairly Normal by Amrit Barin Vyas, YHS
        • End of the Row by Avion Goodwin, BHS - *Winner
      • National PTA Reflections Contest
        • Bruton High School
          • Dance Choreography
            • 1st place: Mason Nguyen, 9th grade *Award of Excellence, County  
            • 2nd place: Cassidy Csan, 9th grade
            • 3rd place: Myia Graves: 12th grade
          • Film
            • 1st place: Dominic Granados, 9th grade *Award of Excellence, County
            • 2nd place: Sarah Roberts, 10th grade
          • Literature
            • 1st place: Eden Perry, 9th grade *Outstanding Interpretation, County
            • 2nd place: Amelia Garcia, 12th grade
            • 3rd place: Abigail Roberts, 12th grade
          • Music Composition
            • 1st place: Isabella Roesch, 9th grade *Award of Merit, State  
            • 2nd place: Avion Goodwin, 11th grade
          • Photography
            • 2nd place: Jasmyn Guiffre, 12th grade
          • Visual Art
            • 1st place: Kaiah Seraydarian, 12th grade *Award of Merit, County  
            • 2nd place: Abigail Sheldon, 9th grade
            • 3rd place: Lillianna Jeter, 11th grade
        •  Grafton High School
          • Dance Choreography
            • 1st place: Cailyn McAllister, 12th grade *Award of Excellent, Nationals
            • 2nd place: Breyana Harris, 11th grade
          • Literature
            •  3rd place: Taleen Timani, 12th grade
        • Tabb High School
          • Film Production
            • 1st place: Charles Kirchmaier, 10th grade *Award of Excellence, State
          • Dance Choreography
            •  1st place: Haley Tepper, 9th grade *Award of Merit, County
        • York High School
          • Visual Arts
            • 1st place: Audrey Burge, 11th grade *Award of Excellence, County  
            • 2nd place: Rachel Crosby, 10th grade
            • 3rd place: Amrit Vyas, 9th grade
          • Literature
            • 1st place: Gracie Morehouse, 9th grade
            • 3rd place: Alexandra Hayes, 9th grade
        • Queens Lake Middle School
          • Visual Arts
            •  1st place: Carly Staik, 8th grade *Outstanding Interpretation, County  
          • Photography
            • 1st place: Julie Raydo, 8th grade *Award of Merit, County
          • Film Production
            •  1st place: Holly Edmonds, 8th grade *Outstanding Interpretation, County  
          • Dance Choreography
            • 1st place: Madeyln Eno, 8th grade *Award of Merit, State

    2021-22

    • SPARC New Voices for the Theatre
      • Workshop Winning Playwrights
        • Trials of Reign by Amelia Garcia, BHS
        • Legendary by Caroline Gyure, THS
      • Finalists
        • It's Just Modern by Hannah Nicaisse, GHS
        • Game Day by Braden Coykendall, BHS
        • Writer's Block by Gracie Carter, GHS
        • Troublemakers by Nabeeha Mohammed, GHS
    • VHSL Creative Writing Competition
      • Tabb High School
        • The short story “Alone” by sophomore Hannah Denton
      • Grafton High School
        • Essay “I Can’t Draw” by senior Ava Scott
        • Poem “The Eye of the Hurricane” by freshman Ian Velasco
        • Poem “A Seoul Story” by senior Yunseo Chung
      • York High School
        • Essay “A Matrimony of Modifications” by senior Hima Prasad
        • Essay “Dream Girl” by sophomore Audrey Burge
        • Short story “Shooting Stars” by freshman Riley Weaver
        • Short story “Explosive” by freshman Anna Krzyzanowski
        • Poem “Mask” by freshman Rachel Crosby
      • Bruton High School
        • Essay “Escapism in Cards” by junior Amelia Garcia
        • Essay “Horse Abuse” by freshman Riyah Hammarsten
        • Short story “Too Young” by freshman Chloe Lipinski
        • Short story “A Change” by sophomore Paige Kaleshefski
        • Poem “Shadows of an Imminent Future” by sophomore Charlie Lake
    • National PTA Reflections Contest
      • Bruton High School
        • Dance Choreography
          • 1st place: Elizabeth Wolfe, 9th grade *Award of Merit, District
          • 2nd place: Jane Cadwell, 11th grade
          • 3rd place: Naomi Postiglione, 10th grade
          • Honorable Mention: Abigail Lee, 10th grade
        • Film
          • 1st place: Abigail Roberts, 11th grade *Award of Excellence, District
          • 2nd place: Adeline Miller, 11th grade
          • 3rd place: Avion Goodwin, 10th grade
        • Literature
          • 1st Place: Amelia Garcia, 11th grade *Outstanting Interpretation, District
          • 2nd place: Chloe Lipinski, 9th grade
          • 3rd place: Braden Coykendall, 12th grade
          • Recognition of Merit: Charlie Lake, Paige Kaleshefski, Lilliana Jeter
      • Grafton High School
        • Dance Choreography
          • 1st place: Isabella Smith *Award of Excellence, District
          • 2nd place: Ella Ritchey
          • 3rd place: Megan Killian
          • Honorable Mention: Jayla Ingle
        • Literature
          • 1st place: Yunseo Chung, 12th grade *Honorable Mention, District
          • 2nd place: Ava Scott, 12th grade
          • 3rd place: Taleen Timani, 11th grade
          • Honorable Mentions: Gracie Carter, Nabeeha Mohammed
      • Tabb High School
        • Film Production
          • 1st place: Charles Kirchmaier, 9th grade *Outstanding Interpretation, District
        • Dance Choreography
          • 1st place: Claire Pittman, 12th grade *Outstanding Interpretation, District
          • 2nd place: Lauren Applegate, 10th grade
        • Literature
          • 2nd place: Allison Calhoon, 10th grade
      • York High School
        • Visual Arts
          • 1st place: Georgia Sutherland *Outstanding Interpretation, District
          • 2nd place: Audrey Burge
          • 3rd place: Riley Weaver
        • Dance Choreography
          • 1st place: Celina Meyer *Honorable Mention, District
        • Literature
          • 2nd place: Himagowri Prasad, 12th grade
        • Music Composition
          • 2nd place: Rachel Crosby, 9th grade
      • Queens Lake Middle School
        • Visual Arts
          • 1st place: Lizbeth Esparza, 6th grade *Award of Excellence, District
          • 2nd place: Aurora Soderholm, 6th grade
          • 3rd place: Carly Staik, 7th grade
        • Photography
          • 1st place: Taylor-Kate Wynkoop, 8th grade *Outstanding Interpretation, District
          • 3rd place: Lola Metherell, 6th grade
        • Film Production
          • 1st place: Miranda Steele, 7th grade *Outstanding Interpretation, District
          • 2nd place: Sophia Larder, 8th grade
          • 3rd place: Marquis Johnson, 7th grade
        • Dance Choreography
          • 1st place: Cassidy Csan, 8th grade *Outstanding Interpretation, District
          • 2nd place: Madelyn Eno, 7th grade
          • 3rd place: Mason Nguyen, 8th grade
        • Literature
          • 1st place: Bailey Walters, 6th grade *Award of Merit, District
          • 2nd place: Batia Seraydarian, 8th grade
          • 3rd place: Alexandra Hayes, 8th grade
          • Honorable Mention: Holly Edmonds, 7th grade
        • Music Composition
          • 1st place: Isabella Roesch, 8th grade *Award of Merit, State
          • 2nd place: Camden Clauser, 7th grade
          • 3rd place: Aubrie Martin, 8th grade
    • Virginia Theatre Association High School Theatre Festival 
      • Performance Rating: Excellent

    2020-21

    • National PTA Reflections Contest
      • Bruton High School
        • Visual Art
          • 3rd place: Kaileigh Rivers, 12th grade
        • Photography
          • 1st place: Elijah Smith, 12th grade *3rd Place District Level
          • 2nd place: Braden Coykendall, 11th grade
        • Literature
          • 1st place: Lilliana Jeter, 9th grade
          • 2nd place: Amelia Garcia, 10th grade
          • 3rd place: Charlie Little, 11th grade
        • Music
          • 1st place: Annabelle Goodwin, 9th grade *1st Place District Level, *2nd Place Peninsula Level
        • Dance Choreography
          • 1st place: Jane Cadwell, 10th grade *1st Place District Level, *1st Place Peninsula Level
          • 2nd place: Naomi Postiglione, 9th grade
          • 3rd place: Adeline Miller & Ayanna Moore, 10th grade
      • Grafton High School
        • Visual Art
          • 1st place: Nabeeha Mohammed, 9th grade *2nd Place District Level
          • 2nd place: Elizabeth Hancock, 9th grade
        • Photography
          • 1st place: Yunseo Chung, 11th grade *2nd Place District Level
        • Literature
          • 1st place: Lily Kenfield, 12th grade *3rd Place District Level
          • 2nd place: Ava Scott, 11th grade
          • 3rd place: Yunseo Chung, 11th grade
          • Honorable Mention: Brian Choi, 12th grade
        • Film
          • 1st place: Lily Kenfield, 12th grade *2nd Place District Level
          • 2nd place: Olivia Moore, 12th grade
        • Dance Choreography
          • 1st place: Arissa Reyes, 10th grade *3rd Place District Level
          • 2nd place: Isabella Smith, 9th grade
          • 3rd place: Cadence Abaya, 12th grade
          • Honorable Mention: Jenna Howarth, 10th grade
          • Honorable Mention: Ella Ritchey, 10th grade
          • Honorable Mention: Joy Snipes, 9th grade
          • Honorable Mention: Megan Killian, 9th grade
      • Tabb High School
        • Dance Choreography
          • 1st place: Emily Stetina, 10th grade 
          • 2nd place: Claire Pittman, 11th grade
          • 3rd place: Natalie Maddox, 10th grade
        • Literature
          • 1st place: Caroline Gyure, 10th grade *2nd Place District Level
          • 3rd place: Anna Robinson, 12th grade
        • Visual Arts
          • 1st place: Vishayla Beauchan, 10th grade *1st Place District Level, *2nd Place Peninsula Level
          • 2nd place: Anna Robinson, 12th grade
          • 3rd place: Harmony Poole, 10th grade
      • York High School
        • Visual Arts
          • Outstanding Interpretation: Audrey Burge, 9th grade *3rd Place District Level
          • Award of Excellence: Georgia Sutherland, 9th grade
          • Merit Award: Piper Duran, 9th grade
        • Photography
          • Award of Excellence: Mikayla White, 12th grade
        • Literature
          • Outstanding Interpretation: Himagowri Prasad, 11th grade *1st Place District Level, *1st Place Peninsula Level
          • Award of Excellence: Mikayla White, 12th grade
          • Merit Award: Jessie Shipp, 12th grade
        • Dance Choreography
          • Outstanding Interpretation: Alice Abernathy, 10th grade *2nd Place District Level
          • Award of Excellence: Jessica Springhorn, 10th grade
          • Merit Award: Summer Vander Kooi, 10th grade
        • Film
          • Outstanding Interpretation: Anna Boyarinova *3rd Place District Level
      • Queens Lake Middle School
        • Dance Choreography
          • 1st place: Elizabeth Wolfe, 8th grade *1st Place District Level, *1st Place Peninsula Level
          • 2nd place: Adeline Moser, 7th grade
          • 3rd place: Cassidy Csan, 7th grade
        • Film
          • 1st place: Miranda Steele, 6th grade *1st Place District Level, *1st Place Peninsula Level
          • 2nd place: Abigail Donavant, 7th grade
          • 3rd place: Caleb Beaver, 8th grade
        • Literature
          • 1st place: Kailynn Hall, 7th grade *3rd Place District Level
          • 3rd place: Leila Nista, 6th grade
        • Photography
          • 2nd place: Andrew Lee, 7th grade
          • 3rd place: Joe Downey, 8th grade
        • Visual Arts
          • 1st place: Sarah Roberts, 8th grade *3rd Place District Level
          • 2nd place: Adyn Wilkinson, 7th grade
          • 3rd place: Elizabeth Henderson (6th), Batia Seraydarian (7th), Rachel Yancey (7th)
    • Virginia Theatre Association High School Theatre Festival 
      • Performance Rating: Superior
      • Outstanding Creation of New Work
      • Outstanding Adaptation
      • All Star Cast: Helen Fitzpatrick (BHS 9)
      • Best Acting Award: Naima Fowler (YHS 9)

  • 2019-20

    • Virginia High School League Creative Writing Competition
      • Short Story, Second Place: Lily Kenfield (GHS 11)
      Scholastic Arts & Writing Contest for the Southeast District
      • Honorable Mention: Emma Reilly (YHS 12)
    • National PTA Reflections Contest
      • Dance: Kalanineiko Zacharias (BHS 12)
      • Dance: Emma Prinz (QLMS 8)
      • Literature: Emma Reilly (YHS 12)
      • Literature: Amelia Garcia (BHS 9)
      • Literature: Michael Swetnam-Burland (QLMS 8)
      • Music Composition: Annabelle Goodwin (QLMS 8)
      • Photography: Elijah Smith (BHS 11)
      • Photography: Liliana Cowan (QLMS 6)
      • Visual Arts: Ryan Pattisall (BHS 11)
      • Visual Arts: Charlotte Lake (QLMS 8)
      • Film Production: Ava Seitz (QLMS 7)
      • Dance: Hailey Leftlett (QLMS 8)
      • Literature: Ella Edmonds (QLMS 7)
      • Photography: Caroline Overton (QLMS 7)
      • Visual Arts: Claire Bennett (QLMS 8)
      • First Place
        • Dance: Gabby Burge (BHS 12)
        • Dance: Kaitlynne Scott (BHS 11)
        • Dance: Cailyn McAllister (GHS 9)
        • Dance: Naomi Postiglione (QLMS 8)
        • Literature: Jacob Lohr (BHS 11)
        • Literature: Himagowri Prasad (YHS 10)
        • Music Composition: Hailie Hearn (YHS 12)
        • Music Composition: Charles Perry (BHS 12)
        • Music Composition: Braelyn  Creamer (QLMS 8)
        • Photography: Abigail Roberts (BHS 9)
        • Photography: Scarlett Miller (QLMS 8)
        • Visual Arts: Margaret Russell (BHS 11)
        • Visual Arts: Margaret Russell (BHS 11)
        • Visual Arts: Loreley Staik (QLMS 8)
        • Film Production: Jasmine Barkers (YHS 10)
        • Film Production: Gabriella Townsend (QLMS 8)
      • Second Place
      • Third Place
        • Photography: India Givens (BHS 9)
        • Literature: Izzy Kueser (BHS 11)
        • Literature: Colin Billings (YHS 12)
        • Literature: Eva Robinson (QLMS 7)
        • Dance: Elizabeth Wolfe (QLMS 7)
        • Music Composition: Isabella Roesch (QLMS 6)
        • Photography: Campbell Lemmink (QLMS 7)
        • Visual Arts: Maxwell Nalley (BHS 11)
        • Visual Arts: Rachel Yancey (QLMS 6)
        • Film Production: Caleb Beaver (QLMS 7)
      • Honorable Mention
    • Virginia Theatre Association
      • High School Theatre Festival Best Performance
        • Samantha Chu (GHS 12)
      • High School Theatre Festival All Star Cast
        • Hannah Carr (YHS 11)
      • Lip Sync Battle
        • First Place
      • Unified College Pre-Screening Auditions
        • Callbacks by 27 colleges out of 29 in attendance
    • Tidewater Forensic League
      • Impromptu Speaking
        • Sixth Place: Charles Little (BHS 9)