Northwood High School and Jay M Robinson Middle School take state titles.

NCASA held the third annual The Quill on demand writing competition on Saturday March 2 hosted by Lexington Senior High School. Finishing in first place among high schools with a final score of 91.0 was Northwood High School.  Team members for Northwood High School are James Calhoun, Frances Beroset, Jacob Friedman, and Quinn Kerscher. 

Finishing in second place was Northwest Guilford High School with 89.3 points. Finishing in third place with 86.4 points was Atkins A&T High School. Compete standings are shown below:

1. Northwood HS
2. Northwest Guilford HS
3. Atkins A&T HS
4. Lexington Senior HS
5. Hickory HS
6. Newton Conover HS
7. High Point Central HS
8. Myers Park HS
9. Gates County HS
10. Lee Early College HS

The following winners were also recognized in the individual events:

• · James Stallings of Northwest Guilford HS in the Argumentation category.
• · Aliyah Wright of Lexington Senior HS in the Creative Writing category.
• · James Calhoun of Northwood HS in the Problem / Solution category.
• · Tumi Mabaso of Atkins A&T HS in the Literary Analysis category.

This was the first NCASA State Title for Northwood HS.

A specific rubric has been developed to be used in judging the Quill writing competition.

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