Achievement Awards in Writing

The recipients of the First Class designation are listed by state below.

2024 Award Winners

This year, schools nominated 633 students to participate in the Achievement Awards in Writing Program. From the United States, students were nominated from 44 states, as well as Guam and Washington, D.C. Internationally, teachers nominated students from Canada, Greece, Jordan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.

*No First Class recipients

 

Delaware*

District of Columbia*

Florida

Georgia*

Hawai’i*

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas*

Kentucky*

Louisiana*

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota*

Mississippi*

North Dakota*

Ohio

Oklahoma*

Oregon*

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island*

South Carolina*

South Dakota*

Tennessee

Texas

Utah*

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia*

Wisconsin*

Wyoming*

The recipients of the Certificate of Superior Writing/First Class designation are listed by state below.

2023 Award Winners

This year, schools nominated 360 students to participate in the Achievement Awards in Writing Program. Of those, 114 were selected to receive the First Class designation, 131 received the Superior designation, 71 received the Excellent designation, and 31 received the Merit designation. Papers were judged on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development, and style.

*No First Class recipients

 

American Schools Abroad

Canada*

Alabama

Alaska*

Arizona*

Arkansas

California

Colorado*

Connecticut

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts*

Michigan

Minnesota*

Mississippi*

Missouri

Montana*

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire*

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina*

North Dakota*

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island*

South Carolina*

South Dakota*

Tennessee

Texas

Utah*

Vermont

Virginia

Washington*

West Virginia*

Wisconsin

Wyoming*

2022 Award Winners

This year, 266 juniors were nominated. Of that number, 79 received Certificates for Superior Writing and 187 received Certificates of Nomination. Each student submitted two pieces of writing, which were read by national judges. Papers were judged on expression of ideas, language use and unique perspective and voice.

*No winners

Delaware*

District Of Columbia*

Florida

Georgia*

Hawaii

Idaho*

Illinois

Indiana*

Iowa*

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine*

Maryland*

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota*

Mississippi*

Missouri

Montana*

Nebraska

Nevada*

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico*

New York

North Carolina*

North Dakota*

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon*

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island*

South Carolina

South Dakota*

Tennessee

Texas

Utah*

Vermont*

Virginia

Washington State*

West Virginia*

Wisconsin*

Wyoming*

2021 Award Winners

This year, 284 students were nominated. Of that number, 136 received Certificates for Superior Writing and 148 received Certificates of Nomination. Each student submitted two pieces of writing, which were read by national judges. Papers were judged on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development, and style.

*No winners

Delaware*

District of Columbia*

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii*

Idaho*

Illinois

Indiana*

Iowa*

Missouri*

Montana*

Nebraska

Nevada*

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico*

New York

North Carolina*

North Dakota*

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon*

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island*

South Carolina

South Dakota*

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont*

Virginia

Washington*

West Virginia*

Wisconsin*

Wyoming*