Fresh off of winning eight awards in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, junior Jacqueline He was named the first place winner in the high school poetry division of the 2017 Writing Contest, sponsored by the Writing Conference Inc. As a winner, He is now eligible to be published in the Writing Conference’s online publication, the Writers’ Slate. She also has been invited to the 2017 Literature Festival, to be held in October at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan.

The Writing Conference Inc. has offered services to young writers since 1980 with the goal of improving the skills of aspiring writers.