2009 High School Creative Writing Competition Awards
(March 20, 2009- Carrollton, Georgia) On Thursday March 5, 2009, the Carrollton Parks,
Recreation, and Cultural Arts Department presented the 2009 High School Creative
Writing Competition awards ceremony. Several Carroll County Schools were represented
in this contest and three winners were selected from the Carroll County School System.
Scott Wright, an eleventh grade student at Mount Zion High School, was chosen as the
first place winner in the poetry category for his entry entitled “Smokey Mountains.” Scott
received three hundred dollars as his winning prize. Third place in the poetry category
was won by Mount Zion High School sophomore Sara Zelaya for her entry entitled
“Where I Am From.” She received a one hundred dollar award for this honor. Second
place in the short story category was received by Georgia Shoemake, an eleventh grade
student at Central High School. Her entry was entitled “Gate Crashers” and she received
two hundred dollars as her prize. Also attending this ceremony was guest speaker Sheri
King who encouraged the students to use “vivid imagery as a way to invite people into
our words.” She also inspired the participants to “create [their] own voice” and to “touch
someone else by [their] words.” Congratulations to these students for this outstanding
accomplishment!
Pictured left to right: Scott Wright, MZHS, Sara Zelaya, MZHS, and Georgia Shoemake, CHS, guest

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