The Choice

It is with great pleasure that we share with you, our readers, the prize-winning stories of the Fifth Annual Narrative “Tell Me a Story” High School Contest, read by writers Anna Buryachenko, Samina Kaushek, Patience Wallace, and Evan Yee. In a brief six hundred words, each writer presents his or her indelible take on “The Choice.”

And you can read the prize-winning works from the Fifth Annual “Tell Me a Story” High School Contest here:


FIRST PLACE

ANNA BURYACHENKO
My Rickshaw
Sophomore, Lowell High School, San Francisco

SECOND PLACE

SAMINA KAUSHEK
A Numbers Game
Junior, Castilleja School, Palo Alto


THIRD PLACE

PATIENCE WALLACE
The Black Hole
Junior, Appomattox Regional Governor’s School, Petersburg, Virginia


THIRD PLACE

EVAN YEE
An Ethical Dinner Dilemma
Senior, Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco





Additional Information:


Narrative in the Schools | For Teachers | For Students |
“Tell Me a Story” High School Contest | Video Tutorials with
Carol Edgarian
| A Great Reading List