11 C.W. Baker High School students won 16 Scholastic Writing Awards in 2025 competition

Eleven C.W. Baker High School students won 16 Scholastic Writing Awards in the 2025 competition. Three students won Silver Keys. 

"As always, I'm super proud of the students," said Brett Finlayson, Baker's English teacher. "The Scholastic Writing Awards competition is extremely competitive, and the students worked really hard on their stories."

Congratulations:

Silver Key

Miranda Barnard, “Wash” (Short Story)

Maddison DiStasi, “Birthdays” (Poetry)

Sophia Kaubisch, “A Lover's Grief” (Novel Writing)

Honorable Mention

Miranda Barnard, “Overhaul” (Flash Fiction)

Mary Connolly, “Paralyzed” (Flash Fiction)

Rowan Demick, “Heritage” (Short Story)

Isabella DeStephano, “The Mark of a Person” (Flash Fiction)

Maddison DiStasi, “Breakfast Time” (Short Story)

Sophia Kaubisch, “Amnesia” (Flash Fiction)

Sophia Kaubisch, “Happiness At Last” (Flash Fiction)

Sophia Kaubisch, “The Reunion” (Novel Writing)

Anna Kelepurovski, “The Perfect Daughter” (Flash Fiction)

Kamryn Lopez-Smith, “Ascension” (Short Story)

Hailey Mather, “Girls Like Me” (Flash Fiction)

Rhilynn Rudgick, “Carrion” (Flash Fiction)

Kaden Schroder,  “The 8th Halloween” (Flash Fiction)