writing festival
Word Wave announces playwright contest for their fall festival
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 6:39pm
Entries are open now for the second annual Lake Tahoe WordWave One-Act Play Competition. “WordWave, A Festival of Story at Lake Tahoe,” will return Oct. 21-23 to the Tallac Historic Site in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Winners of the play competition receive a $500 cash prize and the chance to see their work directed and produced as a staged reading on the historic Boathouse Theatre stage.
Soroptimists honor South Tahoe Middle School students
Submitted by paula on Sat, 03/12/2016 - 12:22am
Twelve students from South Tahoe Middle School were honored for their essays during the annual Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra Writing Festival.
The students had a topic based on their grade level: seventh graders wrote about "Privacy vs. National Security," while the eighth graders were challenged with writing about who the 2016 female Presidential candidate should be, and why.
The winners:
Seventh Grade Read 180
1st - Brandon Hernandez
2nd - Karina Ibarra
3rd - Andrea Cortez
Seventh Grade
1st - Christopher Guerrero
Soroptimist Writing Festival winners
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/15/2015 - 8:48pm
Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra recently honored 12 South Tahoe Middle School (STMS) students for their winning Writing Festival essays. Each year the members of the club collaborate with the Language Arts teachers at STMS to provide an opportunity for students to express themselves.
Winning essays are selected from each grade level. First place and first place honors winners each won a $75 cash award, second place $50 and third place $25.
