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Kennon Walton '20 Wins National Essay Contest

7/1/2019

Congratulations to Kennon Walton '20, who received a Grand Prize in the Penguin Random House national contest for his essay about why schools shouldn’t ban Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Each of the five Grand Prize winners in the 23rd Annual Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest receive $1,000 to be used toward the winner's college tuition and a Signet Classics Library for his school. US English teacher Dr. Scott Boehnen nominated Kennon's essay for the award. The contest was open to 11th and 12th graders nationwide.

Kennon responded to the question: “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been banned from a number of schools across the nation. Critics cite the immoral behavior of the characters and racism as reasons to keep the book away from students. What are your reactions to these criticisms? What arguments can you give against banning the book?"

Kennon's essay:
https://bbk12e1-cdn.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/319/misc/misc_171504.pdf

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- Kennon Walton '20 opens the shipment of boxes that contain the Signet Classics Library that he won for the school as part of his Grand Prize award in the Penguin Random House national contest. English teacher Dr. Scott Boehnen (pictured) nominated Kennon's essay about why schools shouldn’t ban "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."

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