Best Midwestern High School Writing 2014 Winners
Description
The Best Midwestern High School Writing: A Celebration and Recognition of Outstanding Prose is an initiative by the Lee Honors College and the Department of English at Western Michigan University—supported by the Third Coast Writing Project—to invite high school teachers from across disciplines to nominate students who have displayed exemplary writing for a prestigious public recognition and cash reward. There are a total of eighteen prizes available to the top three students in each of the three categories in two age groups. As an added incentive, nominating teachers of prize-winning students will receive a stipend to use for classroom resources.
Ninth - Tenth Grade Creative Writing Winners
The Mind of Dillon, Claire A. Butler
La Casa De La Bella, Elizabeth Davis
The Crimson Freddy, Ioana Merchea
Liberty Swan, Sophia M. Whittemore
Ninth - Tenth Grade Non-fiction Writing Winners
The War that Inspired Animal Farm: How George Orwell’s Experiences in Spain Shaped his Views Towards Russia, Sami S. Ahmad
Ceremonies of Storytelling, Grace C. Beverage
Marlowe, Raleigh, and Dickinson: The Fragility of Love, Zoe M. Folsom
The Downfall of the Dutch Republic, Maryam Idris
Ninth - Tenth Grade Journalistic Writing Winners
Janus Faced Journalism, Sophia M. Whittemore
Possible Schedule Changes Revealed, Jacob K. Youngblood
Eleventh - Twelfth Grade Creative Writing Winners
Shadow Master, Morgan Gebhardt
A Piece from My Room, Miranda P. Hogan
Stand Strong, Akanksha Panda
Six Feet Under, Farzad R. Razi
Eleventh - Twelfth Grade Non-fiction Writing Winners
A Biological Analysis of Malthusian Law, William Chen
Eleventh - Twelfth Grade Journalistic Writing Winners
Video Games: Beyond the Violence, Bradley M. Gardner
The Indians' Longest Yard, Zoe N. Melnyk
Spread the Word to End the Word, Cassandra Ring