A n g i e S m i t h
The New York Times Contests
The New York Times has a yearly programme of competitions that enable my young people to consider argumentative writing, memoir, media literacy and more. It has been my true honour to work with young people to research, outline, draft, reshape and submit their brave writing for these competitions. Here are some of our recent wins!
New York Times 2023 Student Review
Contest
Yuki earned an Honorable Mention in the competition for her piece
New York Times 2022 Student Review
Contest
My student Kaixin Cassie Zheng WON!
Cassie's work has been selected as a finalist piece and published on The New York Times website.
Another student of mine, Henry Yue earned an Honorable Mention in the competition for his piece
"Hi Angie,
I just went on the NYT webpage and checked out the results of the Review Contest. Luckily, I got an honourable mention award :) This would have been impossible should I not have had your assistance in writing and editing my review. Thanks a lot for your support and encouragement throughout all the contests we have attended." - Henry
New York Times 2022 Student Editorial Contest
Three of my students won the NY Times Op Ed competition against 16,664 other students. Click on their names to download their work.
01
Roosevelt High School
Des Moines, Iowa
“America’s Dystopian Schools: The Consequence of Censorship in Education”
02
University of Toronto Schools, Toronto
“Shakespeare: In Complete Honesty”
03
Episcopal High School
Alexandria, Va.
“We Can Never Erase History, So Let’s Add More to the Story”
New York Times 2023 Student Summer Reading
The 14th Annual Summer Reading Contest invites Middle and high school students to answer the question:
"What got your attention in The Times this week and why?”.
So far, more than 90,000 have done so, and I'm lucky enough to have one of my student win, and another achieve an honourable mention in The New York Times.
