Scholastic Award Winner: Love and Wonder Love and Wonder Honorable Mention in Poetry By Jenny, 8th Grade I am from toy guns, from metal monkey bars that made me feel as right as rain, from days full of play From hours spent reading under the mellow sun. I am from the West Lake, from its rich history full with mythical legends […] Read More
Scholastic Award Winner: New Beginnings in Third Grade In this Scholastic Writing Award-winning essay, a VSA student writes a personal essay about his first school day in the US. Read More
“An Earful” Literary Analysis A VSA fifth grader analyzes the protagonist’s emotions in the short story “An Earful.” Read More
Helen Keller’s Education A VSA fourth grader offers an engaging tale of Helen Keller’s early years and her lessons with tutor Anne Sullivan. Read More
Salt and Spice In a well-researched informational essay, fifth grader Jianing explains how spices have a much richer history than we know. Read More
Opinion Letter: Using Coal In an opinion piece, 6th grader Zelie argues that society should seek a renewable source of energy and move away from coal. Read More
