Eight Cherokee High School students placed or received honorable mention in the Booth Western Art Museum's "Writing through Art" literary competition. Teachers Susan Buice and Justin Jones encouraged students to enter the museum's contest, which uses works in the collection as inspiration for creative writing. Winners for the essay competition are: Ashley Holton, second place; Jose Hernandez, third place; and Barbara Valeria Ortega, Alyssa Deaton and MacKenzie Rogers, honorable mention. Winners for the short story competition are: Savanna Morrison, first place; Ansley Key, second place; and Rachel Wilson, honorable mention. In addition, senior Rachel Nipp was chosen as a Silver Key winner in the Scholastic Writing Competition. Her personal essay, "Who Am I to Judge?" was showcased recently at SCAD Atlanta.