DP held its 8th annual Write-A-Thon on April 10th, where students had the opportunity to use their writing skills to win gift cards and be published on The Charger Account. Writers were given three topics and an hour and a half to write a story, poem, essay, or scene on any of the given topics. Entries were judged by a team of DP teachers and students and the top winners were announced yesterday, on May 16th.
You can read their stories below.
This years topics were: “Eclipse”, “Soulmates”, and “Imminent danger”
1st Place
“Last Light” Joy Xie
2nd Place
“We’re Soulmates” Victoria Chen
3rd Place
“The Ventil’s Story of Creation” Lillian Gren
Honorable Mentions
“Eclipsed by Love” Victoria Chen
“Familiar” Jiyoo Kim-Jung
“Light Comes Back” Sofia De La Cruz
SPECIAL Awards: BAM!
“I Don’t Know What it Was, but it Wasn’t Love” Ana Tapia Meza
SPECIAL Awards: TRUE ORIGINAL
“Total Eclipse of LeBron” Saron Oboli
Artwork:
“Soulmates” Lucy Cabrera
ALL Entries can be viewed at DPHS.link/DPWritingCenter