Congratulations to Alamance County Student Writers!
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The Burlington Writers Club annually sponsors the Student Writing Contest to recognize exceptional student writers in Alamance County. The contest is made possible in part by a grant through the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, and Alamance Arts.
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An Award Ceremony was held at Alamance Community College on April 28, 2024. A total of 39 schools submitted 359 entries from grades 3-12: 1 private school, 3 home schools, 2 charter schools, and 33 public schools. Contest entries broken down by category: elementary school poetry, 103; middle school poetry, 20; high school poetry, 26; elementary school fiction, 162; middle school fiction, 43; high school fiction, 5. Thank you so much to all who made this endeavor possible including ABSS administrators, county educators, members of the Burlington Writers Club who managed the count-wide flow of paperwork, and to the judges for their invaluable critiques of the 359 entries.
Elementary School
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Fiction
1st place: Leonardo Salas
2nd place: Ryker Herndon
3rd place: Shirin Assar
Honorable Mention: Liam Adams
Honorable Mention: Alexander Lopez
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Poetry
1st place: Amoni Loving
2nd place: Synthia Flynn
3rd place: Luke Huprich
Honorable Mention: Rhett Burkholder (not pictured)
Middle School
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Fiction
1st place: Tyler Hicks
2nd place: Anderson Ellington
3rd place: Clara Smith (not pictured)
Honorable Mention: Yilia Dong (not pictured)
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Poetry
1st place: Ava Michel
2nd place: Kaydance Morton
3rd place: Dean Hindman
Honorable Mention: Kylee Gomes
High School
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Fiction
1st place: Jonathan Blake Fox
2nd place: Nikolas Oleynik
3rd place: Cooper McMillan
Honorable Mention: Nicole Krebs (not pictured)
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Poetry
1st place: Samuel Nance
2nd place: Aiden Mattioli (not pictured)
3rd place: Bryanna Jolly
Honorable Mention: Laney Danzeisen (not pictured)