English
2012-2013 Winners
In February 2013, the following essays written in 2012 were selected as winners of the Leland Essay Contest to be honored at English Awards Night in April 2013. Click on the links to read each of the winning essays!
ENG 100
First place: "Hope for Tomorrow" by Kyaira Foster (Instructor: Jacqueline Wilson-Jordan)
Second place: "A Monster" by Cassandra Estrada (Instructor: Jacqueline Wilson-Jordan)
Third place: "The Soundtrack of My Life" by Hind Ali (Instructor: Barbara Harroun)
ENG 180
First place: "A Memory in the Woods" by Ryan Ricketts (Instructor: Barbara Ashwood)
Second place: "'I H8 U': The Cyberbullying Debate" by Stephanie Tafoya (Instructor: Tim Helwig)
Third place: "From His Finger to Mine" by Hillary Kelly (Instructor: Kristen Bradley)
ENG 280
First place: "It's Time to Abandon the Sinking Ship: Juvenile Justice Reform in America" by Sean Kincaid (Instructor: Tim Helwig)
Second place: "Critical Analysis of 'Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?'" by Kelly Benignetti (Instructor: Jacque Wilson-Jordan)
Third place: "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" by Robert True (Instructor: Barbara Ashwood)
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