
Baby Chick
When my sister left for college, she left behind a learning experience for me, one that resulted in a flock of lifelong companions.
Ayesha Syar is a high school senior interested in computer science, animation and the visual arts. She hopes to use the intersection of both fields of study to give back to her community. She has held internship positions at the American Museum of Natural History studying spider genomics, as well as volunteering as a teaching artist. Ayesha enjoys spending the weekends attending races for her school’s track team or painting and spending time with her family.
Donna Tartt, Flora Yukhnovich, Madeline Miller
Fiction and Mystery & Suspense
When my sister left for college, she left behind a learning experience for me, one that resulted in a flock of lifelong companions.
I wanted to highlight the important role nature, specifically, rain plays in our lives.