The district is proud to congratulate our Herricks High School students who have been selected by the National Council of Teachers of English to receive the 2025 Achievement Awards in Writing.

Celina Gurevich, Julia Jusiega, Francesca Javor, Kristen Lee and Madelyn Wong were each recognized with awards for their exemplary writing by a panel of judges made up of English educators. Submissions were evaluated based on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development and style.

The NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing, established in 1957, encourages high school juniors to write and honors top student writers nationwide. This year, 680 students were nominated from 41 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and countries including China, Guatemala, Jordan, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan and Thailand.

This is an impressive honor, and we are incredibly proud of our students. Thanks to Stephanie Nelson for encouraging them and submitting their work—this achievement is a true testament to her excellent teaching!