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Centennial High School students win Fulton authors competition

Centennial High School winners of the Fulton County Young Georgia Authors Contest: from left: Lilly Nguyen (9th grade), Camila Carrasco (12th grade), Emma Elmassian (10th grade) and Mya Schechter (11th grade).
Centennial High School winners of the Fulton County Young Georgia Authors Contest: from left: Lilly Nguyen (9th grade), Camila Carrasco (12th grade), Emma Elmassian (10th grade) and Mya Schechter (11th grade).
By staff
Updated April 13, 2017

Four Centennial High School students were the high school winners of the Fulton County Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition: Lilly Nguyen, 9th grade; Emma Elmassian, 10th; Maya Schechter, 11th and Camila Carrasco, 12th grade. "We are very proud of our students and their accomplishments," said Martha Smith, English department chairwoman at Centennial. "And, it was very exciting to see that Centennial High School swept the awards at the high school level in our District as well!"

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