2022 Contest winners announced March 25 at 12pm!

Contest results available now!

McCallum High School of Austin, Texas has won the 2021 Blue and Gold Award for Staff Excellence in the 2022 International Writing, Photo and Multimedia Contest. This is the fourth time in five years McCallum has walked away with top honors – MHS previously won the award in 2018, 2019, and 2021.

Students from six countries submitted more than 2,000 entries in 35 categories. Every winning entry earns a Quill and Scroll Gold Key. Individual winners are listed at the bottom of this page. The winners represent the top 10 percent of entries. One judge found it difficult to sort through so many excellent entries.

“Wow, what an incredible body of work,” wrote Megan Fromm. “I don’t think I’ve ever deliberated that much over winners.”

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) receive award letters and are eligible to apply for Quill and Scroll Scholarships, which have an application deadline of May 15. Certificates and letters will be mailed to schools soon. If you see any errors in the names below, please contact Quill and Scroll ASAP by email [email protected].

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:

Blue and Gold Award (All categories)

McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Writing Excellence (Writing categories)

1. St. John’s School, Houston, Texas
2. Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood Park, Texas
3. (Tie) Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas(Tie) McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Visual Excellence (Photo and Design categories)

1. McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
2. Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri
3. Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

Multimedia Excellence (Multimedia categories)

1. McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
2. Maize Career Academy, Maize, Kansas
3. (Tie) Wichita High School Southeast, Wichita, Kansas(Tie) Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas

You can see a full list of winners here, or by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

Payment

If you haven’t paid, you may pay by credit card, check or purchase order. The link to the 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.