Seward Students Place in State NFWC Writing Contest
By Clark Kolterman
April 25, 2008
Several SHS students placed first at the recent GFWC Nebraska Federation of Women’s Club, Inc. State Writing Contest. SHS senior Allyn Williams placed first in the Poetry Grades 10-12 Division of the contest and Ciara McCormack placed first in the Short Story Grades 10-12 Division of the contest. McCormack received an honorable mention with her poetry in the contest and Williams received an honorable mention with her short story. Cale Thomason also received an honorable mention for his short story and Mandi Drohman received an honorable mention for her poem, all in Grades 10-12.
In the Grades 7-9 Division, Seward Middle School students, Tasha Tieken and Alyssa Sleight won honorable mention awards for their short stories. St. John students, Emma Blanke won second place with her poem and Sierra Wignall was selected honorable mention with her poem.
St. John student, Emmi Moll, placed first with her short story in the 4-6 Grade Division and SMS student Hayli Frosheiser received an honorable mention. In poetry, SMS students Allison Kadavy and Maiah Dyell both won honorable mention.
St. John students, Jaden Volzke received an honorable mention for his short story and Seward Elementary student, Mikayla Dyell won second place for her short story in the Grade 1-3 division. In the poetry division, St. John student Lena Jo Hughes won second place and Mikayla Dyell won honorable mention.
The students were sponsored by the GFWC Seward Women’s Club and the GFWC Seward Junior Women’s Club. The first place entries will go on to national competition and winners will be announced this summer in Chicago.
Seward Students Place in State NFWC Writing Contest
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| Date | Subject | Posted by: |
|---|---|---|
| 05/01/2008 | Way to go everybody!! Congrats!!! | Priscilla Klintworth |
