Indian Hill High School students get it ‘Just Write’ at state competition

Joy On and Elsa Zhang

Indian Hill High School (IHHS) congratulates the seven students who competed at the Just Write State Competition for competitive writing in May. Two students, Joy On and Elsa Zhou, placed in the top 15 writers! Each will have stories featured in the Just Write anthology showcasing the best of the best from the competition.

“We are incredibly proud of all of our students who competed, and we want to send special congratulations to Joy and Elsa who were still in their freshmen year when they placed as top writers in the state!” said Indian Hill High School Teacher Tom Millard.

The Just Write State Competition was restructured and held online. Student writers participated in three rounds, each 45 minutes long. For each round, writers were given a prompt and required to write in one of seven genres: Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Mystery, Classic Horror/Gothic, Fantasy, and Narrative Nonfiction. The Indian Hill High School state competitors included: Callie Gibson, Julianne Lambert, Ricky Martin, Marianna Narita, Joy On, Samara Summers, and Elsa Zhou.  

Photo caption: Indian Hill High School students Joy On and Elsa Zhou placed in the top 15 writers at the Just Write State Competition.