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
2nd – Jack Bray
3rd – Jack Rich
Seventh Grade Honors
Destiny Hursh
Eight Grade
1st – Jeffrey Flynn
2nd – Sequoia Hill
3rd – Hannah Luca
Eight Grade Honors
Eliana Carney
Judges Award
Myliana Blanchard
Each student was presented with a check.
The Soroptimist Club’s judges were Wendy David, Sandy Williams, Karen Houser, Mary McKoe, Lori Pond and Nancy Muller.