LAKOTA'S ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMIC

DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS

Noun


1. The usually underground part of a seed plant body


 2.  Something that is an origin or source


3. An underlying support


4. The essential core


5. A quantity taken an indicated number of times as an equal factor (in mathematics)

6.The part by which an object is attached to something else

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Verb


7. To furnish with or enable to develop


8. To remove altogether by or as if by puling out by the roots (usually used with out)​​

Before you begin

The Write Challenge


The Write Challenge is an annual writing contest for students within the Lakota Local School District. The contest is hosted by Lakota LEADS.

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This year's theme:  Root


WRITE CHALLENGE - ANTHOLOGIES
Hope you enjoy reading them!​

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2013 Write Challenge Anthology       2014 Write Challenge Anthology


2015 Write Challenge Anthology      2016 Write Challenge Anthology 


2017 Write Challenge Anthology      2018 Write Challenge Anthology


2019 Write Challenge Anthology      2020 Write Challenge Anthology 

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 ​2023 Write Challenge Anthology      ​2024 Write Challenge Anthology

  2025 Write Challenge Anthology      2026 Write Challenge Anthology

Interpret the topic however you like, just remember to follow the writing guidelines on the entry form. Good writing will cause the reader to question, to cry, to laugh - in other words, to think and feel! We can't wait to read your interpretation!

​LAKOTA LEADS​​​

  • Contest is open to students K-12 who reside in the Lakota District.


  • Entries are due:
    Sunday, March 29, 2026

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  • Entries must be original and cannot have been previously published


  • Entries may be a poem, narrative, or essay
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  • Winners will receive an award, their writing will be published in an anthology, and they will be honored at a reception in the Spring


See entry form for all details