Earlier this week I learned that a whopping 18 (!) students won the Illinois of Teachers of English "Best of Illinois" awards for their writing. Not that I want to brag about our students too much, but this was the most of any high school in Illinois. All nine first place winners will have their essays published in the fall issue of the Illinois English Bulletin.
Senior winners:
Danielle Labotka "Dancers Don't Cry"
Claire Dunderman "Clause and Effect"
Jack Henry Kelly "The Boy Who Cried Dirt"
Mackenzie King "Adopting an Identity"
Jennifer Oetter "Untitled"
Julia Quintero "Dear Dragonfly, Love Meggers"
Grace Walsh "A Chance Conversation"
Junior winners:
Madeline Beja "Generation to Degeneration"
Laurel Johnson "A Fight Worth Having"
Jeffrey Yang "Quit"
Elizabeth Ann Shaw "Learning How to Talk"
Mahum Mirza "Facebook"
Riley O'Donnell "The Crash"
Claire Walker "First Fig, First Friend"
Divya Kirti "Don't Freak Out"
Audrey Glaser "Canta y une tu voz"
Meredith Christian "Purple is Everywhere"
Gemma Groch "The Evolution of My Father"
Congratulations to all of you!
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