This year, Oswego High School's Panther Writers took home 14 total awards at Southwest Suburban Prairie Conference Literary Festival. With 12 schools competing, SD308 took home 49% of the total awards!

Critical Essay

First Place: Emma Ivanov's "Dear Justice Alito"

Honorable Mention: Miranda Dominguez's "The Journey of Regan and Goneril: From Selfish Women to Activists of the Seventeenth Century"

Honorable Mention: Jessica Taylor's "Teenage Sleep Deprivation and How Schools Can Help"

Descriptive Sketch

First Place: Ronja Schmitz-Wiencke's "An Evening with the Redwoods"

Honorable Mention: Lucas Chase's "Her Eyes on the Moon"

Dramatic Scene

Honorable Mention: Jessica Taylor's "Spirit of the Holidays"

Personal Essay

First Place: Ashley Hatcher's "Three Strikes and a Hole in One"

Second Place: Kaylie Poss's "Empty Plates"

Personal Narrative

First Place: Fionnuala Quinn's "From Me to the Moon: The Story of La-Lune"

Second Place: Aniyah Hoy's "Piecing It All Together"

Honorable Mention: Chase White's "My Story"

Poetry

Critic's Choice: Ashley Vargas's "Who Built the Pyramids?" 

Honorable Mention: Katey Harris's "Maple Seed"

Honorable Mention: Katsuki Cronin's "My Life"