St. Margaret’s had five Upper School students and two Middle School students honored by National Council of English (NCTE) in its annual writing contests.

 

The Upper School students were honored in the 2025 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing Content, while the Middle School students were honored in 2025 NCTE Promising Young Writers Contest.

 

In both contests, judges evaluated each piece of writing for expression of ideas, language use and unique perspective and voice.

 

The NCTE awards attracted submissions from across the United States as well as internationally from places like China, Guatemala, Jordan, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Thailand. The Achievement Awards in Writing Contest is open to grades 10 and 11, while the Promising Young Writers Contest is open to grade 8.

 

Congratulations to these honorees!

 

First Class: Nicole Chen

Superior: Alexander Kim, Moises Alvarez Mendoza, Archer Spindle, Benjamin Harrison.

 

Superior: Audrey Liao

Excellent: Mckynzie Grogan