Top Three Winners

"Unknown and Uncharted" by Collier Dyer

"The Forest Breathes" by Nic Highsmith

"My Friend Cedric" by Alli Zier

Runner Ups

"What Happens When You Go Hiking" by Anonymous Author

"Stepping on Poppy" by Claire Eckrich

This contest is long overdue. When one of my new staffers, Mae Bryant, introduced the idea of a Scary Story contest to me, I thought “why in the world haven’t we hosted one before?” It was timely, engaging, and overall just a genius idea. With the help of myself and our adviser, Mr. Anderson, Mae organized a fantastic outlet for creative writers hidden in our student body. We ended up with 17 submissions that absolutely blew me away. I can say without a doubt that all of our participants possess the most inventive storytelling minds I’ve ever encountered amongst my peers. Mae plans to continue this as a tradition while at Arapahoe, and I fully expect to be invited as guest judge next year when I’m in college so I can read more of these brilliant creations. I want to give a big thank you to our judges- Mr. Kuhlmann, Mrs. Wheeler and Kristin Avery. Of course, thank you to all that took the time to participate and congratulations to our top five winners. Check them out!

– Jaden Cottorone, Editor-In-Chief of the Arapahoe Herald Magazine