Sean Zhang
Baylor junior Sean Zhang was selected as a winner in the 2014 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English.
A total of 796 juniors were nominated by their schools to participate in the 2014 program with 164 chosen as oustanding writers. All compositions were evaluated by national judges on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development, and style. Judges also looked for writing that demonstrated effective and imaginative use of language to inform and move an audience.