March 2017

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Congratulations 2017 National Medalists After weeks of viewing art and reading writing, our esteemed panels of judges have selected the 2017 Scholastic Awards National Medalists! We're proud to welcome these students to the Scholastic Awards family. View the list of National Medalists.

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Tumblr Takeover The Class of 2016 National Student Poets, as part of the new Poetry Coalition initiative, have taken over our Tumblr! All month, they'll be posting original and found poems on the theme of migration. Read the poems.

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The GOLDEN Educator Residency is Back! For the third year in a row, the Scholastic Awards and GOLDEN Artist Colors are partnering to offer educators whose students have received recognition in the 2017 Scholastic Awards the chance to participate in a two-week artist residency in upstate New York. Residents will work with unique materials and technologies while developing their own artistic practices. Apply now!

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NYC Exhibition at The Met You're invited to the opening reception for the NYC Scholastic Awards Exhibition. On March 24, more than 600 pieces of art and writing will be on display in the Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Learn more.

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Spotlight on ND Reaching out to rural communities and offering workshops to creative teens are just two of the ways the North Dakota regions of the Scholastic Awards are promoting the importance of the arts and literature in a changing society. Meet our North Dakota Affiliates.