Robinson Secondary, West Springfield High School Students Awarded Certificates for Writing

Four students from Burke area schools have won certificates from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) for superior writing.

Robinson Secondary School's Ben Familiant and Jei-Si Ang, Annie Fuller and Emma Spillman from West Springfield High School were one of eight FCPS students to receive certificates, according to a news release from Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).

The NCTE 2013 Achievement Awards is an annual competiton that requires nominated students to submit two pieces of writing for judging. The theme for this year's submissions was “Personal Mount Rushmore.”

A total of 753 high school juniors were nominated for the awards this year, the release further states. Nine out of 155 students selected to receive Certificates of Recognition were from Virginia.