A reception in the Redwood Room on October 19 honored the winners of "Read Beyond Reality. . . Step into Your Future," the Santa Clara City Library's 2009 Teen Writing Contest. The competition, which was was open to students in grades 7 to 12, was sponsored by the Library's Foundation and Friends in celebration of Teen Read Week.Winning essays will be posted on the TeenNet page of the Library's website.
The grand prize winner, a high school senior who received a cash award of $100, is Justine Tran.
Other high school winners are:
- Sandeep Chanamolu, first place
- Noama Iftekhar, second place
- Brandon Taylor, third place
Middle school winners are:
- Margarita Patio, first place winner
- Rachel Kiefer, second place
- Amanda Cobb and Angelee Winn, third place
Congratulations to all of our contest participants!
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