Wordsmith Contest

2009 - 2010
Westminster Academy Wordsmith Team

7th Grade - Sarah Lewis & Kianna Wong
8th Grade - Emilee Barclay & Sarah Waldrup
9th Grade - Anne Howard & Jamie Moon
10th Grade - Claire McKelvy & Jack Reneau
11th Grade Olivia Collins (Co-Captain) & Nick Turner
12th Grade - Katie Sullivan & Kristina Van Wyhe (Captain)

Awards:
Kianna Wong - Second Place, 7th Grade, 40 Word Dash
Sarah Waldrup - Third Place, 8th Grade, 40 Word Dash
Anne Howard - First Place in the 80, 120 and 400 Word Dashes
                            Overal Winner in 9th Grade

Westminster also received First Place in the "School Sweepstakes"

2008 - 2009
WordSmith is a writing contest for seventh- through 12^th-grade students in public and private schools throughout the Mid-South.  It is hosted each year at the University of Memphis and sponsored by the university English department and the Shelby-Memphis Council of Teachers of English. The tournament tests students’ skills in four modes of nonfiction writing – description, narration, persuasion and exposition. All students receive the same writing assignment in each category and are judged within their grade level.

Twelve students from Westminster participated, and eight received honors. Harvey Kay served as the team’s advisor. All students competed in a 40 word, 80 word and 120 word dash.

40 Word Dash -
    Sarah Waldrup, Second Place 7^th grade division
    Amy Smith, Third Place, 12^th grade division

80 Word Dash -
    Emilee Barclay – Honorable Mention, 7^th grade division
    Anne Howard – First Place, 8^th grade division
    Olivia Collins – Second Place, 10^th grade division

120 Word Dash –
    Anne Howard – Honorable Mention – 8^th grade division

After the initial rounds of competition, if a student either placed or was given an honorable mention, they then proceeded to a 400 word dash. Here is how we fared:

400 Word Dash –
    Anne Howard – 2^nd place, 8^th grade division    
    Olivia Collins – 2^nd place, 10^th grade division

In addition, there were Student Medal Winners for overall competition:
    Anne Howard – 8^th grade, Silver Medal Winner    
    Olivia Collins – 10^th grade, Silver Medal Winner

Finally, there were school awards by grade to be handed out:
    Westminster Academy – 8^th grade, Second Place
    Westminster Academy – 10^th grade, Third Place