Highline Public Schools will be holding an Awards Celebration for winners of its 2010 – 2011 Writing Contest for Secondary English Language Learners at the main Library on Wednesday, April 20th from 6pm – 7pm.
BTB Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer served as a judge for this contest, which features student’s stories about struggles adapting to a new culture. Some stories are amazing, others heartfelt.
Winners may actually read their own entries, so it should be an interesting evening.
We’ll also be publishing some of the best stories on The B-Town Blog, so be sure to check back soon.
Here’s a list of our winners:
- Chalachew Shiferaw, Global Connections
- Jean Ben-Oni Eliezer, Global Connections
- Alexis Tapia, AAA
- Sanyasen Serbulo, Cascade
- Efrem Woldemariam, Sylvester
- Emily Nguyen, Sylvester
- Diego Munoz, Sylvester
- Kham Sian Kip, Sylvester
- Sergio Anaya, Sylvester
- Jose De Jesus Roque Torres, Sylvester
- Som Maya Subba, Sylvester
- Kumar Teve, Sylvester
- Maedeh Pirjamali Nesiani, Sylvester
WHAT: 2010 – 2011 Highline Public Schools Writing Contest For Secondary English Language Learners.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 20th from 6pm – 7pm.
WHERE: Burien Public Library – Multipurpose Room, located at 400 SW 152nd St., Burien 98166
INFO: The event will include:
- Students reading their work
- Food and celebration
- Prizes for winning essays
