Juniors Kimberly Czarnecki, Naina Kapadia, Uma Magi, and Anjolie Serrette were selected as winners in the 2026 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing.  Kimberly and Naina were awarded the highest distinction of First Class, Uma was awarded the second highest distinction of Superior, and Anjolie was awarded the third highest distinction of Excellent.  Judges from the National Council of Teachers of English evaluated writing from approximately 700 sophomores and juniors around the country.  To become a part of the national competition, all four students were first selected by the English department as school nominees from over 90 submissions.