On Sunday, March 20, the winners of the 24th annual Writer’s Eye contest were honored in an awards ceremony held in Campbell Hall at UVa. NBS students Juniors Arlo Bloom and Nathan Vance, and Senior Eleanor Hawkes all received recognition for their award-winning entries, as did NBS Middle School teacher Katrien Vance. Arlo earned an Honorable Mention in the 3rd – 5th grade Prose category; Nathan earned 3rd place in the same category, and Eleanor earned 2nd place. Katrien earned 2nd place in the adult Poetry category. Families, teachers, and the writers themselves gathered to hear the first-place winning pieces. North Branch was recognized as one of only 4 area schools with multiple winners in this year’s contest.
