LAKOTA LEADS
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
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)
- Contest is open to students K-12 who reside in the Lakota District.
- Entries are due:
Sunday, March 29, 2026
- Entries must be original and cannot have been previously published
- Entries may be a poem, narrative, or essay
- 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
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!
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.
This year's theme: Root
WRITE CHALLENGE - ANTHOLOGIES
Hope you enjoy reading them!
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
2023 Write Challenge Anthology 2024 Write Challenge Anthology