Witherspoon student Angelina Chen wins Gold Key award for writing

John Witherspoon Middle School seventh-grader Angelina Chen has been named a recipient of the Gold Key award in the Flash Fiction category by the 2017 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for the Northeast Region., Angelina’s submission, which began as an assignment in English teacher Keith McEvoy’s class at John Witherspoon Middle School, told the story of a teenage girl working at an ice cream shop., Her story was judged on its originality, the technical skill demonstrated in the writing, and the emergence of a personal vision or voice., “Angelina is an exceptional student and an amiable young woman,” said McEvoy. “I can think of few students who are more deserving of this special recognition.”