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The YES! National Student Writing Competition demonstrates how teachers can use YES! Magazine stories as the basis for thought-provoking writing. It also gives students an opportunity to voice their opinions and show off their exemplary writing.
Each quarter, students will have the opportunity to read and respond to designated YES! Magazine articles, using the same writing prompt to write a 700-word essay. One essay per age category is selected by YES! for being the most well-written and compelling, and for capturing the spirit of the article. Read these model essays—some from the former YES! Exemplary Essay Project— in addition to responses from the articles' authors.
Learn how you and your students can participate in the YES! National Student Writing Competition.
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Winter 2012 Middle School Winner Stro Hastings
by Stro Hastingsposted May 02, 2012 - Stro Hastings is a middle school student at Mountain Sun Community School in Brevard, NC. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "What's the Harm in Hunting" by Alyssa Johnson. Read Stro's essay about hunting fair.
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Author Response to Winter 2012 Essay Winners
posted May 02, 2012 - Alyssa Johnson responds to the winners of the Winter 2012 YES! National Student Writing Competition.
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Winter 2012 College Winner Jenny Courtney
by Jenny Courtneyposted May 02, 2012 - Jenny Courtney is a student at American River College in Sacramento, CA. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "What's the Harm in Hunting" by Alyssa Johnson. Read Jenny's essay about meat production and hunting.
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Winter 2012 Writing Competition Winners
posted May 01, 2012 - Winning Essays from the YES! National Student Writing Competition Winter 2012, "Is hunting moral?"
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Author Response to Fall 2011 Writing Competition Winners
by Kate Sheppardposted Jan 30, 2012 - Kate Sheppard, author of, "Why My Dad's Going Green," responds to the winning essays of the Fall 2011 writing competition.
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Middle School Winner Haley Coe Essay on "Why My Dad's Going Green"
by Haley Coeposted Jan 30, 2012 - Haley Coe is a homeschool student with Oak Meadow School. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Why My Dad's Going Green" by Kate Sheppard. Read Haley's essay about friendship despite disagreement.
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College Winner Cherese Smith Essay on "Why My Dad's Going Green"
by Cherese Smithposted Jan 30, 2012 - Cherese Smith is a student at Shoreline Community College in Shoreline, Washington, just north of Seattle. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Why My Dad's Going Green," by Kate Sheppard. Read Cherese's essay about trying to understand her grandmother's prejudice against Hispanic people.
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Powerful Voice Winner Wesely Mikiska Essay on "Why My Dad's Going Green"
by Wesely Mikiskaposted Jan 30, 2012 - Wesely Mikiska is a student at Appalachian State University. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Why My Dad's Going Green," by Kate Sheppard. Read Wesely's essay about the value of compromise.
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Powerful Voice Winner Lourdes Escobar Essay on "Why My Dad's Going Green"
by Lourdes Escobarposted Jan 30, 2012 - Lourdes Escobar is a sixth grade student at John Muir Middle School, a Los Angeles Unified school operated in conjunction with the nonprofit LA's Promise. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Why My Dad's Going Green," by Kate Sheppard. Read Lourdes' essay about her struggle with the choices her father has made.
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Fall 2011 Writing Competition Literary Gems
posted Jan 30, 2012 - Exceptional excerpts from essays submitted to the Fall 2011 YES! National Student Writing Competition
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Powerful Voice Winner Bronson Afong Essay on "Blessings Revealed"
by Bronson Ho’omaikai Afongposted Aug 10, 2011 - Bronson, our Powerful Voice winner, is a student at Blanche Pope Elementary in Oahu, Hawaii. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Blessings Revealed" by Puanani Burgess. Read Bronson's essay on how his gifts help keep his Hawaiian culture alive.
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University Winner Tim Hefflinger Essay on "Blessings Revealed"
by Tim Hefflingerposted Aug 10, 2011 - Tim, our university winner, is a student at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Blessings Revealed" by Puanani Burgess. Read Tim's essay on how he learned to voice his concerns.
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High School Winner Kamron Yazdani Essay on "Blessings Revealed"
by Kamron Yazdaniposted Aug 10, 2011 - Kamron, our high school winner, is a student with the Global Village School. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Blessings Revealed" by Puanani Burgess. Read Kamron's essay on the gift that isn't easy to see.
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Middle School Winner Alex Gilliland Essay on "Blessings Revealed"
by Alex Gillilandposted Aug 10, 2011 - Alex, our middle school winner, is a student at Aka'ula School in Molokai, Hawaii. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Blessings Revealed" by Puanani Burgess. Read Alex's essay on how she has the ability to see what others cannot.
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Exemplary Essay on "Poverty, Global Trade Justice, and the Roots of Terrorism"
by Bradley Stoneposted Jun 01, 2011 - Bradley Stone, a student at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Poverty, Global Trade Justice, and the Roots of Terrorism" by John Perkins. Read Bradley's essay on who he thinks are the real terrorists.
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