By Dr. Oakes
The Scholastic Writing Awards are one of the most prestigious prizes given to high-school writers in the United States. Hebron students have always done well in this competition, and this year was no exception. Seven Hebron students were recognized for their poetry, personal memoirs, and academic papers.
What is particularly remarkable about this year’s Hebron winners is that they faced stiffer competition than ever before. While in previous years Hebron students had competed against writers from all across Maine, changes to the contest this year meant that Hebron writers were competing in an “at-large” region that covered all of New England plus parts of New York, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Consider this: Last year we had a spectacular total of 8 winners chosen from entries from the state of Maine; this year our 7 winners came from a pool ten times the size!
Congratulations to our latest winners, and happy writing to all!
This year’s Scholastic Writing Awards:
SILVER KEY
- Samantha Gumprecht ’20, Personal Memoir
- Iman Shepard ’19, Critical Essay
- Emma Skelton ’19, Personal Memoir
HONORABLE MENTION
- Alaina Bonis ’21, Personal Memoir
- Sophie Chu-O’Neil ’20, Personal Memoir
- Alice Dang ’20, Poetry
- Ellena Frumiento ’20, Personal Memoir