Awarded for excellence in an English essay written by a senior. This award is presented at the Senior Awards ceremony in the Spring quarter of each year.
2022 Winner: Jessica Chaidez
Previous Prize Winners
| 2021 | Lukia Artemakis and Kit Charlton |
| 2020 | Mio Taylor |
| 2019 | Kayla Park |
| 2018 | David Vanderkloot |
| 2017 | Danielle Marie Gin |
| 2016 | Joshua P. Foley and Andrew Julian Horton |
| 2015 | Jasmine Noel An and Gordon Backer |
| 2014 | Collin Lauderdale and Samantha Voss |
| 2013 | Brittany M. Worthington |
| 2012 | Kathleen C. Golembiewski |
| 2011 | Chelsea E. Baumgarten and Angelica M. Lopez |
| 2010 | Rachel A. Jeffrey |
| 2009 | Eric Michaelsen |
| 2008 | Emma Perry |
| 2007 | Elizabeth Gillstrom |
| 2006 | Erin Agee and Ryan Rhadigan |
| 2005 | Will Miller |
| 2004 | Emily Boehm, Paul Lewakowski, and Joseph Tracz |
| 2003 | Lauren Davis and Alexander Dodge |
| 2002 | Carrie Hintz and Kate Merz |
| 2001 | Dawne Bell and Kate Hannah |
| 2000 | John Cunningham |
| 1999 | Allison McGough and Amy Schaus |
| 1998 | Jennifer Day and Erik Olson |
| 1997 | Nichole Miller and Bethany Shepherd |
| 1996 | Jessica Walsh |
| 1995 | Helen Han and Rebecca Yospyn |
| 1994 | Bethany Pagel and Matthew Sikora |
| 1993 | Theresa Braunschneider and Henny Mueller |
| 1992 | Amelia V. Katanski |
| 1991 | Jennifer L. Romney |
| 1990 | Mary Katherine Gerdes and Rebecca A. Young |
| 1989 | Katherine Frances Almy and Marie Christine Ellavich |
| 1988 | No Award Given |
| 1987 | Jeffrey Kuipers |
| 1986 | Sandra Pyeatt |
| 1985 | Mary Mancewicz |
| 1984 | Elaine Klein |