Congratulations to April 2008 Contest Winners!

Thanks to all who participated in the first ever writing contest for The Mirror! We received many great entries, and we are happy to announce our winners!  Be sure to read each of the winning articles online in our Writing Contest or Web Articles section of the website!

First Place

(Awarded $20 gift certificate to Chipotle and will have work printed in the April 25 print edition of The Mirror)

Hayden Stephens, Indian Trail 7th Grade

 

Second Place

(Awarded $10 gift certificate to Chipotle)

Brad Schultz, Olathe South 10th Grade

 

Third Place

(Awarded $5 gift certificate to Chipotle)

Victoria Denham, Indian Trail 9th Grade

April 2008 Writing Contest 1st Place Winner

Teachers are valuable

By Hayden Stevens

 

Did you know that teachers might not make as much money as people would think? I have done some research, and I was surprised to find out that teachers with master degrees only get on average » » Click to continue reading »»

April 2008 Writing Contest 2nd Place Winner

 More laws are not the answer in gun control debate

By Brad Schultz

“If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns,” -anonymous.  If a man really wants a gun, no amount of laws will stop him. America does not need more gun control laws, because » » Click to continue reading »»

April 2008 Writing Contest 3rd Place Winner

 

BUZZZZZ…I DON”T WANT TO GET UP!

By Victoria Denham

Throughout the U.S., alarms are waking kids up early for school. Students want to be able to sleep in longer, but » » Click to continue reading »»

Bonus Content

While our print editions for The Mirror are packed with great articles and features, you can find even more outstanding student articles that didn’t make the edition right here! 

Sometimes stories in the print edition will have extended bonus content that can only be found right here.