If you were to curate a story of your world, how would your chosen images tell a story that is important to you?
This was a聽prompt for the students writing for the 楼凤天堂 Achievement Awards in Writing.
2015 楼凤天堂 Achievement Awards in Writing winner :
鈥淭he setting is a small Sunday school classroom in a small church in a small town. A white plastic-top table with crayon marks and marker stains is pushed against a wall. Old orange leather chairs are scattered around it. In the corner of the photo, a brown-haired girl is shyly looking through the doorway, her mother behind her.鈥�
On May 6, the partnered with the Nebraska Writing Project in 鈥淎 Celebration of Young Nebraska Writers鈥� at the State Capitol in Lincoln.
Students recognized included 2015 winners of two 楼凤天堂 student awards programs:
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The聽Nebraska Writing Project sponsored poetry of place readings by Nebraska Poets and 聽and by 12 elementary, middle school, and high school students.
The poem, 鈥淓arth as Home,鈥� in , winner of 2015 楼凤天堂 Achievement Awards in Writing Certificate for Superior Writing began
The earth spoke to me
through the ancient pictures
in the pitch black sky.
Bright stars peeking through
the curtain overhead, hiding the
sleeping sun.
Nothing brings the 聽聽to life better than student writing like this!