Congratulations to Hope Middle School of Greenville and Hickory High School (pictured above), our 2017-2018 The Quill State Champions!
Saturday, December 2 marked the 2017-2018 State Finals of The Quill, the state writing competition for middle and high school students in North Carolina. The event was hosted by Margaret B Pollard Middle School of Chatham County and saw students answering prompts in Argumentation, Problem/Solution, Narrative (middle school), Creative Writing (high school), Informative/Explanatory (middle school), and Literary Analysis (high school).
In addition to the 90-minute on-demand writing session, students heard novelist Karen Pullen speak about her experiences as a writer.
The following are our top ranked schools and individual winners in each event:
High school
1- Hickory High School
2- High Point Central High School (State Runner-Up)
3- NC School of Science and Mathematics (State Second Runner-Up)
4- Atkins A&T High School of Winston-Salem
5- Providence High School of Charlotte
Argumentation State Champion: Andrew Blosse of High Point Central High School
Creative Writing State Champion: Riley Shaner of Northwood High School
Literary Analysis State Champion: Sophie Rice of Hickory High School
Problem/Solution State Champion: Daniel Winkleman of Atkins High School
Middle School
1- Hope Middle School of Greenville
2- Horton Middle School of Pittsboro
3 - Jay M Robinson Middle School of Charlotte
4 - Northview IB Middle School of Statesville
5 - Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy of Rutherford County
Argumentation State Champion: Laura Zlan of Jay M Robinson Middle School
Narrative State Champion: Kate Stryker of Valley Springs Middle School
Informative/Explanatory State Champion: Anisha Sadhele of EB Aycock Middle School
Problem/Solution State Champion: Lexi Spivey of Horton Middle School
Congratulations to all participating schools and students for a wonderful job!