Winners of Jack and Nancy Beaver Essay contest announced
Henrik Landis ’19 and Gracen Wiggins ’19 have been chosen as the winners of the Jack and Nancy Beaver Essay contest.
Henrik Landis ’19 and Gracen Wiggins ’19 have been chosen as the winners of the Jack and Nancy Beaver Essay contest.
Students were assigned to select a significant object in their life and then write an essay about why that object is important to them and how it has impacted them by influencing their decisions, ambitions, perspective, and values.
About the Nancy and Jack Beaver Essay Contest
The Rabun Gap Upper School Humanities Department sponsors this essay contest each year to honor the tenure and contributions of Nancy and Jack Beaver, who served our community for 35 years in various ways, including Ms. Beaver’s leadership of our English Department and Mr. Beaver’s service as the school counselor. Ms. Beaver’s tireless dedication to improving the grammar and writing of each and every Rabun Gap student continues to inspire our faculty.
This contest promotes the importance of clear, engaging writing and provides Rabun Gap students with an opportunity to develop and refine a personal essay on a shared topic, which varies from year to year.
Complete list of award winners:
First place: Henrik Landis
Second place: Gracen Wiggins
Finalists:
Oscar McMullen
Aloysie Umutoniwase
Alexander Wetton
Isabella Wheeler
Honorable Mention:
Sophia Biaso
Jessica Campbell
Tatiana Derisse
Camille Manoogian
Ilana Nziizera
Will Prim
Kainaat Trehan
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Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is a private, coeducational day and boarding school for grades Pre-K through 12. Centrally located between Atlanta, GA, Greenville, SC, and Asheville, NC, we prepare young people for college, career, and a lifetime of leadership and service.
