Boardman High School and Boardman Glenwood Junior High Spartans had a standout showing at the 48th Annual YSU English Festival on April 22 & 23--including taking home several first place accolades including the prestigious Candace Gay Essay winner.
Authors Randy Rigby, Chris Crowe, and Maggie Stiefvater were featured at this year’s event. Students are required to read seven books during the school year before attending the English Festival. Students are engaged in literary activities and competitions throughout the day, listening to the authors and attending sessions that deepen their appreciation for reading and writing.
Boardman senior Catherine Lorenzi earned the festival’s highest honor, taking first place in the Candace Gay Memorial Essay Contest. Her essay was chosen among more than 500 submitted in February and awarded at the festival.
Winners include:
10th-12th Grade
Catherine Lorenzi- 1st place, Candace Gay Essay
Josephine Tellish-2nd place, Candace Gay Essay
Harper Liller, 1st place, Journalism
Darah Khieu- 2nd place - Art Contest
CeCe Mairoana- 3rd place - Graphic Essay Contest, Honorable Mention Impromptu Writing Contest
Kim Vo- Honorable Mention Impromptu Writing Contest, Honorable Mention Writing Games
Lily Vondran- 1st place Connections, Honorable Mention Candace Gay Writing Contest
Alex Hoffman- Honorable Mention Impromptu Writing Contest
Isabella Witt- Honorable Mention Candace Gay Writing Contest
7th–9th Grade
• Chloe Smith – 2nd Place, Journalism
• Sammie Stanton – Honorable Mention, Candace Gay Essay
• Elena Wakefield – 1st Place, Not So Trivial Pursuit
2nd Place, Graphic Essay
• Meredith Wakefield – Honorable Mention, Writing Games
• Coraline Wakefield – Honorable Mention, Writing Games
Umair Awan- 1st team Not So Trivial Pursuit
Mayar Labebdeh- 1st team- Connections
Ayvah Cuevas- Writing Games Honorable Mention
Eliza Nieves- Writing Games 2nd place
Ayvah Cuevas- Impromptu Writing Contest Honorable Mention
Mira Khieu- 1st place Graphic Novel Contest