On February 21, 2015, students from Captain Shreve High School attended the award ceremony for the Scholastic Writing Awards hosted by the Northwestern State University Writing Project (NSUWP). The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers is a nonprofit organization that sponsors the awards annually.

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation’s largest, longest‐running scholarship and recognition program for teenage artists and writers. For 90 years, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards has been the preeminent showcase for student creativity. Accomplished artists and writers including Truman Capote, John Lithgow, Joyce Carol Oates, Zac Posen, Sylvia Plath, Robert Redford, Andy Warhol, and Lena Dunham were recognized as teenagers by these very same awards. The North-Central Louisiana Writing Region is in its fifth year as an Affiliate for The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and recognizes students who demonstrate willingness to experiment with writing as young artists. Entries are scored by jurors on originality, technical skill, and personal voice.

In this year’s award ceremony, 34 students from Captain Shreve demonstrated their advanced technical skill, command of language, personal writing voice, and originality, boasting nineteen Honorable Mentions, fifteen Silver Key winners, and two Gold Key winners. Gold Key winners Mary Catherine Fertitta (senior) and Samantha Hilburn (junior) submitted works in the memoir category. Their works are currently being considered for national level recognition  and publication in the Best of Teen Writing collection, available on Amazon.com.

Angelica Lucy Rauth was also recognized as a Gold Key winner for the photography category in the Scholastic Arts. Her work is under consideration for national recognition.

A complete list of the 36 Captain Shreve student awards from February 21 are listed below: