MORROW — Clayton County Public Schools held its annual Hear Our Voices literary competition reception and award ceremony on Monday, May 22 at Morrow Middle School.
Created as an opportunity for students, families, teachers and principals to hear the winning written and spoken works crafted by CCPS students, the competition was open to all students in kindergarten through 12th grade, and is designed to foster proficient speakers and writers by recognizing outstanding original student work.
The competition also provides opportunities for students to present their ideas to authentic audiences beyond the classroom setting.
Students who participated in the written categories dictated narrative (kindergarten only), narrative, essay, and poetry were able to select their own topics while individuals who competed in the oratorical competition (speech, spoken word, and multimedia) engaged in the preselected topic of “Social Media: Friend or Foe.”
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