Student Writing Contests and Publishing Opportunities
Please be aware many deadlines are early in the month!
Most contests run annually, so once a deadline has passed, students can consider entering the following year.
Congratulations to winners of the regional Scholastic Writing Contest! Out of thousands of entries, KatyISD students received 5 Gold Key and 16 Silver Key awards, as well as 27 honorable mentions. Gold key winners will now advance to the national competition. Below are the winners:
Gold Key Winners: Cameron Bell (Beck JH), Helli Fang (Beck JH), Haley Hewitt (SLHS), Aniket Joshi (Beckendorff JH), Perrin Mercer (CRHS)
Silver Key Winners: Paula Benavides (CRHS), Mijee Bergbauer (Beck JH), Kati Briggs (SLHS), Ana Csitkovits (CRHS), Josephine Gurch (CRHS), Avni Halabe (Beckendorff JH), Regan Murrell (Beck JH), Amy Ozsdolay (SLHS), Rachel Phot (SLHS), Mary Rouhiainen (CRHS), Lauren Smith (CRHS), Jesse Sparks (CRHS), Kourtney Tams (CRHS), Zoe Westerman (SLHS) William Xu (Beck JH)
Honorable Mention: John Baumgartner (SLHS), Mijee Bergbauer (Beck JH), Natalie Black (CRHS), Renee Brumbaugh (CRHS), Brett Connors (SLHS), Crystal Fisher (SLHS), Sierra Garza (SLHS), Ana Gutierrez (CRHS), Sarah Hopper (Beck JH), Yewande Ifanse (CRHS), Morgan Kennedy (SLHS), Elizabeth Kunigisky (SLHS), Ross Miglin (CRHS), Kayla O’Rourke (SLHS), Matthew Pagano (CRHS), Kevin Poche (CRHS), Tess Reyes (SLHS), Madison Scott (SLHS), Madi Shull (SLHS), Emily Stepanek (CRHS), Kyle VanderHeyden (SLHS), Molly Wade (CRHS), Kristen Wilker (SLHS), Anthony Williams (SLHS),William Xu (Beck JH)
Sponsoring teachers:
Beck Junior High: Ann Prados, Allyson Purdy
Beckendorff: Elise Dillard
CRHS: Marcia Simmons, Ed Larsen, Linda Hill, Nancy Allen
SLHS: Jonathan Frishman , Petty Ratcliffe, Lori Newland, Ann Welsh, Lacey Burkhart, Dawn Igaz, Rudy Dela Rosa, Robin Stauffer, Pam Cannon