Abydos Writing Awards

Spring Branch ISD students Lauren Iozzio of Northbrook High School and Marilin Ayala of Westchester Academy for International Studies have been named winners in the 2014 Abydos Dana Kay Barber Writing Awards.

The awards contest was open to students in prekindergarten through 12th grade who completed a three-week writing institute sponsored by the Abydos Learning International/New Jersey Writing Project in Texas.

Lauren Iozzio, a Northbrook High senior, earned second place in the Grades 9-12 Prose category for her entry titled, “Playing With the Shards.” Her instructor was Javier Martinez, who teaches English III at Northbrook High. Javier is an Abydos Writing trainer.

Marilin Ayala, a sophomore at Westchester Academy, placed third in the Grades 9-12 Prose category for her entry titled, “False Dreams Create True Nightmares.” Her teacher is Eliana Razo, an English I and Humanities teacher at Westchester Academy. Marilin is currently in Ms. Razo’s Humanities class.

The student awards were announced during the recent Abydos Learning International/New Jersey Writing Project in Texas Trainers’ and Teachers’ Annual Conference.

The statewide competition recognizes and honors outstanding student writers of prose and poetry at the elementary, middle and high school level.