Awards & Honors
TEACHING ARTIST OF THE YEAR (2021)
D.C. Scores recognized three teaching artists with exceptional dedication to online teaching during the 2020-2021 school year at the Annual SCORE AWARDS in Washington, D.C.
TOP TEN YOUTH POEMS OF THE YEAR - The Quarry: A Social Justice Poetry Database at SplitThisRock.org (2020)
"Each year we take time to celebrate the poems visited most in The Quarry: A Social Justice Poetry Database. Every list is a way to acknowledge what gets us through challenges, what guides us back to joy and resilience, what connects and affirms us so we continue to show up for one another. In 2020, these reminders are ever more essential. So, this month, we offer a new list of Top Poems each week." "2. "Learning My Name" By Marjan Naderi"
Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program (2020)
Selected through a lengthy and competitive process, The Adroit Journal’s Summer Mentorship Program is an entirely online program that pairs experienced writers with high school and secondary students (students in grades 9-12, including graduating seniors (class of 2020) interested in learning more about the creative writing processes of drafting, redrafting and editing.
National YoungArts: Writing Winner (2020)
Selected through a blind adjudication process conducted by an independent panel of highly accomplished artists, YoungArts winners receive financial awards, creative and professional development experiences working with renowned mentors, and become eligible for nomination as a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts.
D.C. Youth Poet Laureate (2020)
THE DC YOUTH POET LAUREATE PROGRAM AIMS TO IDENTIFY POWERFUL YOUTH POETS AGED 14-20 WHO HAVE A HISTORY OF ARTISTIC SUCCESS, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND LEADERSHIP SPECIFICALLY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. CHOSEN APPLICANTS WILL UNDERGO AN EXTENSIVE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND PERFORM COMPETITIVELY IN THE GRAND SLAM FINALS.
Library of Congress
National Book Festival Poetry Slam Champion (2018)
Judged by nationally acclaimed authors, competing poets include the top 5 international youth poetry slam teams from Brave New Voices alongside the D.C. Youth Slam Team, all individually competing for the Slam Champion title.
*Sponsored by The Library of Congress.
1st Place Northern Virginia Invitational Slam (2017)
Annual Poetry Slam inviting high school poets, writers, and performers from the Northern Virginia area.
*Hosted by Split This Rock Youth Programs and the Hayfield Secondary School Poetry Club.