Kelly Chu and Anaya Cullum from North High School are 2020 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Achievement Awards in Writing recipients.
Both students received Certificates for Superior Writing. Each student submitted two pieces of writing—best and themed—that were evaluated by national judges.
Papers were judged on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development, and style. NCTE Achievement Awards are open to current juniors. This year, 370 juniors were nominated; from that group, 137 received Certificates for Superior Writing, and 233 received Certificates of Nomination.
The Achievement Awards in Writing, established in 1957, are designed to encourage high school students in their writing and to publicly recognize some of the best student writers in the country.
