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Show VMS teacher named n as writing judge Achievement Awards in Writing by their high school English departments de-partments and are chosen for recognition rec-ognition by state judging committees. commit-tees. (Each nominee submits an impromptu theme and a sample of his or her best writing to be URBANA, IL. - The National -i,f. Council of Teachers of English -o: announces the appointment of Ms. y l Josephine Townsend, Viewmont v. f High School, as a regional judge for .,.the 1986 NCTE Achievement i! Awards in Writing. .fi. . . THROUGH this nationally rec-ognized rec-ognized competition, now in its avi 29th year, approximately 800 high ? ' 1 school seniors are cited for excell- -J ence in writing and are recom-7. recom-7. ' mended to colleges and universi-i" universi-i" ties for admission and for financial aid, if needed. Over six thousand !.j-ttudents were nominated for is: NCTE awards in 1985. Results are c i announced in October of each 'ye&r. , Students are nominated fpr judged.) The regional judging committees com-mittees are composed of both high school and college teachers who work under the direction of state coordinators. THE NATIONAL Council of Teachers of English is made up of more than 90,000 individual teachers and institutional members at all levels of instruction, from elementary school through graduate gradu-ate college. Its goal is more effective effec-tive teaching of English language and literature in the nation's schools and colleges. NCTE publishes pub-lishes journals, books and recordings record-ings to aid teachers in the classroom clas-sroom and in their professional development. |