Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Wando High School - Legend Entry Title: Treading Into Success Entry Credit: Hewitt Durand Judge Comment: Excellent profile related to student life. Writer did a good job using direct quotes.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: McCallum High School - The Shield Entry Title: The sound of sunshine Entry Credit: Meredith Grotevant Judge Comment: Writer did a good job with interest-grabbing lead and choosing good direct quotes.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Wando High School - Legend Entry Title: Notes from the Dreamhouse Entry Credit: Olivia Cyr Judge Comment: Story did a good job localizing a pop culture topic related to the school year.
Place Name: Fourth Place Contestant Name: Bullitt East High School - Endeavor Entry Title: Parking Woes Entry Credit: Bailey Basham Judge Comment: Problems created by construction certainly impact student life. Story does a good job exploring the inconveniences.
Competition Comment: The writers of the best stories worked hard to begin their stories with leads that would draw the reader into the content. Stories included strong direct quotes from strong interviews.
