Congratulations to Jay M Robinson Middle School of Charlotte and Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy of Rutherford County (pictured above), our 2021 The Quill State Champions!
Saturday, December 4 marked the 2021 State Finals of The Quill, the state writing competition for middle and high school students in North Carolina. The event was hosted by Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School and saw students responding to 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 LCPS Public Information Officer Patrick Holmes speak about his experiences as a writer.
The following are our top ranked schools and individual winners in each event:
High school
1- Thomas Jefferson Classical
2- Simon G Atkins
3- Ardrey Kell
4- The Early College at Guilford
5- Wayne School of Engineering
6 - Gray Stone Day
7 - Northwest Guilford
8 - Northwood
9 - North Lenoir
10 - South Iredell
Argumentation State Champion: Eric Wang of The Early College at Guilford
Creative Writing State Champion: Katrina Shauf of Thomas Jefferson Classical
Literary Analysis State Champion: James Moser of Gray Stone Day
Problem/Solution State Champion: Maylan Maxwell of Thomas Jefferson Classical
Middle School
1- Jay M Robinson
2- Smith
3 - Pollard
4 - Hanes Magnet
5 - Woodington
6 - Horton
7 - Brown Summit MS
8 - Millennium Charter
9 - Frink
10 - Gray Stone Day
Argumentation State Champion: Soren Anderson of Smith MS
Narrative State Champion: Elissa Huettel of Smith MS
Informative/Explanatory State Champion: Ishika Meel of Jay M Robinson MS
Problem/Solution State Champion: Aadarsh Jena of Jay M Robinson MS