The 60th National High School Essay Contest
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- 2022-11-14
The 60th National High School Essay Contest
Sungkyunkwan University’s College of Liberal Arts(Dean Lim Kyung-seok) successfully held <The 60th National High School Essay Contest> on Friday, October 29th, 2022.
It has been held to improve high school student’s emotional cultivation and crave for literature writing since 1960. The faculty of Korean Language and Literature Department and the established writers have supported it. The contest after the 59th contest in 2019 was put off due to the COVID-19. The loosening of social distance system let it be held in three years.
More students took an interest than the previous contest like relieving their disappointment during the social distancing period. Also, 464 students out of 597 students participated in the contest and recorded more numbers than the previous contest.
30 students including 2 fist place got on the winner’s list. Kim Chae-ryeong, Anyang Art High School 1st grader won the first place in a poetry part and Kim Do-yeon, Goyang Art High School 2nd grader won the first place in a prose part. Kim Do-yeon will benefit from Yulgok Scholarship (50% of tuition fee for two years after admission) when entering this school. The 60th National High School Essay Contest’s winning entry and commentary can be found on the website of Sungkyunkwan University National High School Essay Contest.(https://contest.skku.edu/compose/index.do)