Student Awards

Today there was pizza and prizes for Edward Milne Community School students participating in our annual writing contest. Winners were awarded a copy of the anthology where their work has been published as well as a cash prize.

writing contest

Sadly, with such a busy end-of-school year, not all the students were able to attend.  Next year the plan is to have the contest and award time earlier in the school year.

Contest results:

poetry prize:  Morganne Orchard for “April”

senior 1st place:  Makayla Scharf for “Curiosity Killed the Cat”

junior 1st place:  Kara Lebold for “Revenge Is Not Always Sweet”

junior 2nd place:    Jessica Thompson for “Fading Thoughts”

senior 2nd place:  Heidi Anderson for “Bread of  Scarborough”

IN GRATITUDE

A large thank you to EMCS teacher Mrs. Zanardo for keeping the contest alive in the school.

Thanks to Sooke’s “Andy The Pizza Man” for taking the time to make our pizzas at a time when they are normally closed.

Thanks to Linda Green Abraham for her photos today.

Thanks to the membership of Sooke Writers’ Collective for their support and inspiration.

Large thanks to Sooke Community Arts Council for a grant supporting part of our printing and contest expenses.

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To provide support, connection, inspiration and encouragement to writers* at all levels of development in the Sooke region through membership services which include monthly meetings and community outreach in the form of student writing contests, workshops and readings.

*please note this group is for adults

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