McCallum wins 2021 Staff Excellence Blue and Gold Award

School takes home top honor for third time in the last four years

McCallum High School of Austin, Texas has won the 2021 Blue and Gold Award for Staff Excellence in the 2021 International Writing, Photo and Multimedia Contest. This is the third time in four years McCallum has walked away with top honors – MHS previously won the award in 2018 and 2019.

Students from six countries submitted 2,508 entries in 34 categories, and judges chose 273 winning entries produced by 320 students, or National Winners. Every winning entry earns a Quill and Scroll Gold Key. Individual winners are listed at the bottom of this page.

Quill and Scroll honors Sweepstakes Winners (First Place) in every category with a special certificate. All National Winners (Sweepstakes, Second Place, Third Place and Honorable Mention) received award letters and are eligible to apply for Quill and Scroll Scholarships during their senior year of high school.

Schools with the most winning entries receive Blue and Gold Awards for Writing, Visuals and Overall Excellence. We award the top three performing schools in each Award Category. Here are those winning schools:

Staff Excellence

McCallum HS (Austin, TX)

Writing Excellence

• McCallum HS (Austin, TX)
• Shawnee Mission East HS (Prairie Village, KS)
• Parkway West HS (Ballwin, MO)

Visual Excellence

• McCallum HS (Austin, TX)
• Ladue Horton Watkins HS
• Bryant HS (Bryant, AR)

Multimedia Excellence

• Shawnee Mission East HS (Prairie Village, KS)
• Prosper HS (Prosper, TX)
• Gulliver Preparatory School (Pinecrest, FL)
• Mira Costa HS (Manhattan Beach, CA)

To see all winning entries, visit our page.

Payment

If you haven’t paid, you may pay by credit card, check or purchase order. The link to credit card payment is also in the button at the top of this page. No unpaid-for entry will be eligible to win. If you have questions about payment, contact [email protected], or call 319-335-3457.