Each year, Westminster faculty selects two students per grade to compete at
Wordsmith, a writing competition hosted by the University of Memphis. This
competition brings 200 students together from over 30 area schools. Students
were judged by grade and participated in three dashes: 120-word
(persuasive), 80-word (narrative), 40-word (descriptive), and 400-word
(expository).
Here are the results–we are so proud of our participants!
 

120-word
Joley Turner: 1st place
Lilly Adams: Honorable Mention
Ellie Pritchard: 2nd place
Joelle Marino: 3rd place
Lucy Spires: 1st place

80-word
Asa Wells: Honorable mention
Lilly Adams: 1st place
Joelle Marino: 1st place
Ellie Pritchard: Honorable Mention
Lucy Spires: Honorable mention

40-word
Joley Turner: 2nd place
Avery Pritchard: 3rd place
Lilly Adams: Honorable mention

400-word
Joley Turner: 1st place
Ellie Pritchard: 2nd place
Lucy Spires: Honorable Mention

Top Honors

• 7th grader Joley Turner earned the gold medal for 7th grade. Together, she and Asa Wells won the first place trophy for their grade.
• 8th graders Lilly Adams and Avery Pritchard won the third place trophy for their grade.
• 11th grader Ellie Pritchard won the silver medal for her grade; together, she and Joelle Marino earned first place for their grade.
• 12th grader Lucy Spires earned the bronze medal for her grade.

Congratulations to all our participants!