Best Serious Commentary (Enrollment Division 2)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Kaneland High School Entry Title: Current Sex Education is Insufficient Entry Credit: Audrey Walker Judge Comment: Very detailed, careful analysis of where the schopls are in complying with these mandates. Investigative as well as persuasive. A good follow-up: Should LGBTQ issues, for example, be incorporated into sex education curricula?
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Kaneland High School Entry Title: The Struggles of Being Mixed Race Entry Credit: Jasper Paulson Judge Comment: Excellent personal take on a big topic. Personal experiences always help readers identify and bring an issue home.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Walter Payton High School Entry Title: Op-Ed: Even in an overwhelmingly liberal school, diverse political voices matter Entry Credit: Steven Jiang Judge Comment: Some courage shown here in writing a column with the potential of creating more heat than light, but writer achieves the opposite. Careful writing and clarity help create an environment for open discussion.
