Stud. writing book 05.qxd - Santa Fe Community College

Academic Essay ......................................49WinnerSilent Film by Lucy Gilster ............................................................49Runner-UpThe Loss of the American Dream by Aragon Smith ........................56Honorable MentionThe Modern Communications Revolution and Globalizationby Aragon Smith..............................................................................59The Cruise by Lucy Gilster ............................................................62The Santa Fe Community College Student Writing Awards aregiven out annually. All students enrolled in at least three credits in eitherthe Fall or Spring semesters are eligible. Interested students submittedtheir work, which was then judged by a group of judges selected from thestaff at SFCC. The places were determined on the basis of the judges’rankings. In addition to being published in Accolades, the authors wereinvited to give a public reading at the SFCC Student Writing AwardsCelebration. Winners and Runners-up also received monetary prizes.The Student Writing Awards exist to celebrate the diverse voicesof SFCC students and to recognize the already-present talent of these stilldevelopingwriters. This recognition also provides encouragement to thewriters to continue their pursuit of original written expression.The Winner and Runners-up in each category are also eligible forthe Richard Bradford Memorial Creative Writing Scholarship.The Student Writing Awards are directed by Daniel Kilpatric. Thefollowing people were essential to making The SFCC Student Writing Awardsand Celebration happen: Shuli Lamden, Colleen Lynch, Justine Carpenter,Jenny Miranda, Kathy Romero, Deborah Boldt, Kelly Smith, Lauren Camp,Casey Frank, Meghan McGarrity, Kate McCahill, Jeff Atwell, Barbara Woltag,Kay Bird, Kathy Eagan, Miriam Sagan, Julia Deisler, Bethany Kilpatric, andall the students who entered but did not receive an award.2