Pecatonica students win Woman’s Club writing contest

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On Tuesday, April 19, two Pecatonica Freshmen Brooklyn Connell and Anna Munson student writers were honored at the Rockford Woman’s Club 97th Annual Creative Writing Contest luncheon.

On Tuesday, April 19, two Pecatonica High School student writers were honored at the Rockford Woman’s Club 97th Annual Creative Writing Contest luncheon.

Freshmen Brooklyn Connell and Anna Munson were two of just nine finalists out of more than 140 writing submissions from students in the greater Rockford area. Rockford Woman’s Club representatives previously visited each school to announce the nine finalists and present each one with a $50 scholarship.

Brooklyn, Anna, their parents, and their Language Arts teacher Mrs. Johnson attended the luncheon honoring all nine student writers, where each student read their winning poem or work of prose.

At the end of the event, Rockford Woman’s Club President Nancy Whitlock announced the grand prize winner of the Genevieve B. Taxon Award and a $1,000 scholarship. This year’s winner was our own Anna Munson.

Congratulations, Brooklyn and Anna. We hope you will continue writing in the future.

Brooklyn’s finalist-winning prose – “Breathe”

Anna’s grand-prize winning prose – “The Misadventure of Mimsey Dean”