2020 Silver Key: Critical Essay Scholastic Art and Writing Competition – Southwest Region “Conversion Therapy: a Transcendentalist Argument”. “An Open Letter to Celia Israel and the Texas House Concerning Conversion Therapy.” This was an essay addressing forced conversion therapy for minors and its affront to the Transcendentalist ideal of self-exploration.
2020 Honorable Mention: Journalism Scholastic Art and Writing Competition – Southwest Region “Nihilism in Context: a Modern Crisis of Faith,” an essay which traced, through literature, music and film the pervasive idea among young people that the meaning and purpose of their individual lives have been overshadowed by the scope of the current global climate and political crises.
2020 Honorable Mention: Critical Essay Scholastic Art and Writing Competition – Southwest Region “Police Brutality” This was an essay which addressed violence and police brutality against black Americans, looking at statistics and tracing this theme through literature and contemporary music.
2019 Honorable Mention: Critical Essay Scholastic Art and Writing Competition – Southwest Region “Albus Dumbledore’s Sexuality: The Crimes of JK Rowling.” An essay which challenged homophobia and queer baiting in the Harry Potter books and movies.