Competititve Writing at Jerome

Dublin Jerome’s competitive writing team is not only fun but also good for you. Research at Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute shows that self-expression is good for mood, judgment, and behavior. One of the best ways you can express yourself is through creative writing. Don’t know what to write about? Join the Writing Club! The Writing Club is an academic, school board-approved club at Jerome. Also known as the Writing Team, this club competes in the JustWrite Regional Writing Competition.

This is a competition held during mid to late January at Dublin Coffman High School. Writers are given a prompt and 40 minutes to craft their piece. Schools from all over the region are judged in this competition. Students who place move onto the state competition in the spring. The best student work is published every year in JustWrite’s publication, ‘A Collection of Voices.’ Two competitors in Jerome’s Writing Team advanced to the state competition last year, and one was published in the collection.

The club meets weekly in room C117 on Thursdays after school. At these meetings, the writers work to improve their writing skills. They address creative prompts, work collaboratively in writing activities, give peer evaluation, and of course have fun!