Secondary Contests
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The Achievement Awards in
Writing is a school-based writing program that encourages high school
students in
their writing seeks to recognize
publicly some of the best student writers in the nation. The National Council
of
Teachers of English gives
achievement awards in writing to nominated students who are cited as excellent
writers by
judges.
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Up to 876 awards are given. NCTE is
a not-for-profit educational association, and it has no funds to award
scholarships to winners. Instead, recipients receive a letter and certificate
of commendation from NCTE, and cards recognizing their outstanding performance
in writing to include with their college applications. The certificates are
sent to the high school principal of the winners. Additionally, winners’ names
are posted on NCTE’s website along with the school name, city, and state.
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This contest is open to high school
juniors only. In the past, participation has been low in Utah. UCTE encourages
participation in this contest. The deadline to turn in registration for next
year’s contest is February 1, 2009. The actual entries for
students are due April 21. For more information, visit
NCTE
Achievement Awards.
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If you have questions specific to
Utah’s participation in the Achievement Awards, you can contact Mary Rice
at mary.rice@nebo.edu.
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