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Campus Kudos: Writing Accolades
  • Rose W. '30 earned a first-class distinction writing award from the National Council of Teachers of English Promising Young Writers Program contest. This year, 200 students from across the United States as well as South Africa and South Korea were nominated for the program. This year's prompt, "Good Trouble," asked students to think about what it means to engage in "good trouble" (words popularized by congressman and Civil Rights activist John Lewis as a shorthand for activities that could bring about greater justice and equality). Per Westridge English Teacher Kara Ramirez, Rose captured the emotional impact of seeing those most vulnerable fighting for social justice while protesting against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in her essay titled "People Over Papers."
  • Six Upper School students were recognized through the nonprofit Light Bringer Project's Omega Sci-Fi Project, which seeks to empower emerging young writers to contribute their voice and perspective to the art of science fiction story writing. Kudos to juniors Abigail L. and Jadyn M. S., who were honored amongst the top 6 honorees for The Tomorrow Prize and had their stories read aloud by celebrity guests at the award ceremony. And shout out to juniors Kelly C., Zoe G., Chiara H., and Fiala P., who received honorable mentions and were presented with certificates. Their submissions originated from an assignment in Upper School English Teacher Tarra Stevenson's Advanced English III class, in which students were tasked with writing a speculative fiction short story after reading "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood.