Laurel High School's JustWrite Team Clinches Top Honors at Ohio State Tournament

The JustWrite team from Laurel High School, consisting of students in grades 9-12, won the Grand Champion Award at the Ohio State Tournament this week. This follows their successful performance at the Regional tournament last December. In the competition, the 11th-12th graders took 1st place and the 9th-10th graders secured 4th place.

Several students from Laurel had notable individual performances. Shaliz Bazldjoo won 1st place, and Karma Abboud placed 4th. Eliana Fieldman and Claire Sheeler finished in 8th and 11th places, respectively. Claire also received the Director's Choice Award at the Regional Tournament, a distinction given to only three participants each year.

Shaliz Bazldjoo also won the Excellence in Poetry award for the second year in a row, an honor awarded annually to only one participant in the state.

The team's performance was supported by students who qualified but were unable to compete, including Hazel Segal and Madie Malbasa. Alternates Cora Gross and Chandler Haynes contributed by volunteering at the tournament and supporting their teammates.

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