Essay Writing Competition 2009
'Waiting'

The theme of this year's essay writing competition, organised by Mr Andrew Brown in the English Department, was illness and recovery: inspired by The Teenage Teenage Cancer Trust, this year's school's chosen charity.

The Sixth Form competition, which was optional, produced a record 20 entries - and each entry earned £10 for the school's charity. The task was to write a poem or short story entitled "Waiting". Congratulations to Sophie Collins who won the first prize, and to runners-up Rob Charters and Monika Frise.

The First to Fifth form competitions were entered by all pupils and had various themes, and the winners were as follows:

Fifth Form (a short story entitled "Cured")

1^st Phoebe Brundle
2^nd Hannah Hollis

Fourth form (a short story entitled "Cured".)

1^st Sally Roberts
2^nd Abbie Bullock

Third and Second Forms (a dramatic monologue that begins "He's been better for a year now...")

Third form

1^st Joey Barnwell
2^nd Izzie Oakley

Second form

1^st Sophie Badman
2^nd Katharine Crammond-Wong

First form (a short story entitled "Waiting")

1^st Hannah Smith
2^nd Evan Gwynne-Davies