Congratulations to our ESL student essay award winners! The first place essays from each category will be published in the Summer 2017 edition of MIDTESOL Matters.
Best ESL Student Essay Award
1st place – Richard Yampanya
2nd place – Huilin Mao
3rd place – Di Zu
All three are students at the University of Missouri. Their sponsoring teacher is Ms. Mary Browning.
Best K-12 Essay Award
1st place – Ibrahim Mohammad
2nd place – Romain Vianney Obame Ndoutoume
3rd place – Lucero Garcia Martinez
All three are students at Ames High School in Ames, Iowa. Their sponsoring teacher is Ms. Kendall Schuldt.
Thank you to the sponsoring teachers and students who submitted essays for the contest as well as to the Awards Committee and Awards Chair, Denise Mussman, for their work! Look for details about the 2018 ESL Student Essay Awards to be posted on our website early next year.