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“Generational Women” by Samaya Sayana-Manchanda ’26 was one of her winning pieces in photography.

Students win titles in National YoungArts competition

9 students earned recognition in the visual and performing categories of the annual National YoungArts competition.
Alexander Ahn, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
December 19, 2025

The 2025-2026 National YoungArts Foundation recognized nine students for excellence in their chosen arts disciplines on Nov. 24. The National YoungArts Foundation identifies and supports emerging artists...

Students win YoungArts titles

Students win YoungArts titles

William Liu and Alex Lee
December 14, 2022

Five students won both Finalist and Merit titles in the National YoungArts Foundation’s annual competition for the 2022-2023 school year. YoungArts Competition submissions are open to 15-18 year olds...

Artists in Miami

Artists in Miami

Sophia Musante
January 29, 2020

Four student artists developed their portfolios, attended masterclasses and met with panelists at the National YoungArts Week in Miami from Jan. 5 to 12. Student finalists of the YoungArts competition...

YoungArts recognizes 10 artists

Madi Massey
December 1, 2018

The National YoungArts Foundation recognized eleven students from the school as finalists, honorable mentions and merit winners in its 2019 competition. The winners represented various different categories...

2018 YoungArts Winners Announced

Alexandra So
December 3, 2017

YoungArts recognized arts students for their contest submissions. The winners of the 2018 contest stand in the top 10 percent of applications.  The winners have been awarded at various levels: finalists,...

Capturing Culture

Gabi Berchtold
January 11, 2017

A 10-year-old Arianna Shooshani ’18 borrowed her mom’s DSLR camera and ventured into her backyard. There, she played with the settings and shot images of the plants and objects around her. Shooshani...

STAGE FRIGHT: Actors perform "The Exceptional Childhood Center" by Dylan Schifrin '16 at the Blank Theater in Santa Monica. Schifrin was chosen as a 2016 YoungArts winner for his play. He was one of the 819 winners chosen out of a pool of 12,000 applicants. The play was also performed at the Playwrights festival. Printed with permission of Anne McGrath

Actors perform one-act play

Josie Abugov
November 24, 2015

Youth Plays published the one-act play “The Exceptional Childhood Center” by Dylan Schifrin ’16. After the Harvard-Westlake Playwrights Festival chose his work last year, the Los Angeles Blank Theatre...

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