Schreiber Junior Honored for Writing Talent

 junior, Minah Kim, recently won the 2012 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Achievement Awards in Writing. The award publicly recognizes some of the best student writers in the nation.  

Kim was one of 274 high school juniors honored as outstanding writers in the 2012 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing. Recipients were chosen from 1,107 students nominated in their junior year by their schools from 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Canada and American schools abroad.

In addition, NCTE awarded the Schreiber English department a certificate of commendation “because the superior achievement of each winner is a reflection of the teachers and the English program at Schreiber.”  

Established in 1957, the Achievement Awards in Writing program encourages high school students in their writing. According to the organization, assessments of student writing are based on samples of their best prose or verse and on a themed writing. Two teachers judge each submission, looking especially for writing that demonstrates effective and imaginative use of language to inform and move an audience. Papers are judged on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development, and style.