The Northeast Alabama Community College chapter of Sigma Kappa Delta, the English honorary for two-year schools, is proud to announce its winners of the 2010 Writing Competition for students in area middle schools and high schools. NACC’s Epsilon Alpha chapter began sponsoring the high school/middle school competition in 2001. Since then, students from Jackson and Dekalb counties have proudly displayed their writing talent. Last year, Dade County was included in the competition. Each year the college asks area teachers to submit poetry, fiction, and essays from students in grades 7-9 and 10-12. These entries are then judged by a panel of Sigma Kappa Delta members and NACC faculty. The top three students in each area of each division are given certificates and pen sets and are recognized at NACC’s annual awards day program. Additionally, the student’s work will be published in the upcoming edition of Aurora, the college’s literary magazine.

The college received entries from schools in DeKalb County, Jackson County, Dade County, and Fort Payne City systems. The winners are as follows:

Grades 7-9

Fiction
1st Place--Edith Aguilar (Crossville)
2nd Place--Brett Bankston (Crossville)
3rd Place--Cody Miles Wilemon (Crossville);

Poetry
1st Place--Miranda Jordan Gable (Crossville)
2nd Place--Hannah Wootten (Henagar)
3rd Place--Michael Shade Casey (Pisgah)

Essay
1st Place--Meghan Harmon (Crossville)
2nd Place--Edith Aguilar (Sylvania)
3rd Place--Amber Jordan Uptain (Sylvania)

Grades 10-12

Fiction
1st Place--Brittany New (Dade County)
2nd Place--Cera O’Dell (North Sand Mountain)
3rd Place--Elizabeth Wootten (Sylvania)

Poetry
1st Place--Brittany New (Dade County)
2nd Place--Larissa Buchannon (North Jackson)
3rd Place--Jessica Marden (Sylvania)

Essay
1st Place--Tammy Hall (Crossville)
2nd Place--Zac Barnard (North Jackson)
3rd Place--Alan Clayton (Sylvania)

Congratulations to these talented students and their teachers. The teachers who are responsible for working with these students are Tracy Gilliland (Crossville), Kelly Lee (Henegar), Tammy Bass (Pisgah), Bettina Goins (North Sand Mountain), Pat Edmonds (Sylvania), Patsy Townsend (Crossville), Cyndy Bowden (Dade County), Melanie Nevels (North Jackson), Valerie Smith (North Sand Mountain), and Starla Finch (Sylvania). If you would like more information about the literary competition sponsored by NACC, please contact Ms. Joan Reeves.