BRIX Writing Achievements
- brix academy
- Feb 27
- 2 min read
Celebrating National Publication
We are incredibly proud to celebrate a major milestone in our BRIX Writing Program.
8th Grade Tyee Middle School, Bellevue, WA
Essay: Not the Apocalypse, Just a Random Tuesday
Topic: Growing Up With AI
We are thrilled to congratulate Yuna Kim on being published in The New York Times Learning Network.
Yuna has been developing her writing at BRIX over several years. Beginning in middle school, she consistently refined her narrative voice, analytical depth, and revision discipline through structured mentorship and competition preparation. Prior to this national publication, she earned multiple regional and national recognitions, including Scholastic Gold Key awards and a National Silver Medal.
Her published essay explores how Generation Z experiences artificial intelligence not as dystopia, but as an ordinary part of daily life. Through cultural analysis and sharp generational insight, she reframes fear into adaptation and evolving creativity.
“In embracing A.I., we're not losing our humanity. We're evolving it.”
This achievement reflects long-term intellectual development, disciplined revision, and the confidence to articulate a generational perspective on a national platform.
We are immensely proud of Yuna’s continued growth as a writer.
2026
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards – West Region Gold Key
Short Story: Flicker
8th Grade, Tyee Middle School, Bellevue, WA
The New York Times Learning Network – Published Essay
Not the Apocalypse, Just a Random Tuesday
8th Grade, Tyee Middle School, Bellevue, WA
2025
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards – West Region Gold Key
Short Story: The Quiet in the Chaos
7th Grade, Tyee Middle School, Bellevue, WA
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards – National Silver Medal
Short Story: The Quiet in the Chaos
7th Grade, Tyee Middle School, Bellevue, WA
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards – West Region Honorable Mention
Poetry: My Black Screen
9th Grade, Bellevue High School
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards – West Region Honorable Mention
Poetry: Freedom’s Paradox
10th Grade, Interlake High School
National High School Poetry Contest – Topical Winner
Poetry: The Giving Trees
10th Grade, Interlake High School
Young Writers Writing Contest – Selected for Publication
Short Story: When Shadows Tremble
10th Grade, Interlake High School
Young Writers Writing Contest – Selected for Publication
Short Story: The Sacred Candle
8th Grade, Chinook Middle School
Young Writers Scary Tales Contest – Selected for Publication
Horror Short Story: The Chase
7th Grade, Tyee Middle School, Bellevue, WA
2024
Elmbridge Literary Competition – Commended
Short Story: Pride and Doubt
6th Grade, Tyee Middle School, Bellevue, WA
National High School Poetry Contest – Topical Winner
Poetry: The Parched Marker
9th Grade, Newport High School
2023
John Locke Essay Competition – Short List (Economics)
What Would Happen if Billionaires Were Banned?
10th Grade, Interlake High School
John Locke Essay Competition – Short List (Politics)
What Would Happen if China Became a Superpower? A Human Rights Perspective
8th Grade, Interlake High School
PTA Reflections – Regional Winner (Poetry)
The Voices of the Silenced
11th Grade, Newport High School
Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards – Silver Key
Poetry: The Ways We Feel It
10th Grade, Interlake High School
National High School Poetry Contest – Finalist
Poetry: Unless Christmas Is
11th Grade, Bellevue High School
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