Penn Foster, a leader in career-focused online and hybrid education designed to address the skills gap in America, announced the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards honored Morgan Vaca, a Penn Foster High School student. Vaca received regional honorable mention awards for her literary pieces in the categories of science fiction/fantasy and humor. Vaca’s works were among more than 230,000 entries submitted to the country’s longest-running and most prestigious award and recognition program for creative teenagers, a program that has recognized well-known writers including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath and Truman Capote.