2019 Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books
Century Fence Middle & High School Student Essay Contest
This contest was open to all middle school and high school students in Waukesha County. Students submitted an original essay based on the theme listed below. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners were chosen from both the middle school and high school categories. Click on the winners names below to read their entries (opens in a new window).
Century Fence Essay Contest-Middle School
Anonymoous
1st Place Middle School Essay
Butler Middle School-8th Grade
2nd Place Middle School Essay
Daniel Reinke
Trinity Lutheran Middle School-8th Grade
3rd Place Middle School Essay
Braulio Pacheco De La O
Butler Middle School-8th Grade
Century Fence Essay Contest-High School
1st Place High School Essay
Loukia Agoudemos
Mukwonago High School-12th Grade
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2nd Place High School Essay
Maris Heffern
Arrowhead Union High School-12th Grade
3rd Place High School Essay
Courtney Froemming
Arrowhead Union High School-12th Grade
Prizes:
1st place – $250
2nd place – $175
3rd place – $75
Official presentation of the awards will be made at the Southeast WI Festival of Books during the Authors Reception at 5:30pm on Friday, November 1, 2019. Winners must be able to appear at the Writing Contest Awards Celebration to accept their awards. In addition, first place winners must be available to read their essays.
Theme: OPENING DOORS
This year’s Festival of Books theme is “Opening Doors.” In your essay, reflect upon a book you’ve read where a character experiences and feels a “door” was closed on them, meaning they encountered a barrier of some sort that prevented them from achieving what they wanted. How did the character overcome that hurdle and what did they learn from that experience? How do you relate to the character and how can people do better to “open doors” for others?
The contest is now closed. Thank you for your interest!