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Sophomore Janiny Maldonado (right) reads out her essay, “Carrying What Matters,” during the 26th Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest awards ceremony, standing behind the podium on Friday, March 14, at Chapman University in Orange.

English assignment turned into award-winning entry

Irene Park, News Editor June 23, 2025

Survivor. It’s the term used by Chapman University’s Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest to describe those who lived through the events of the Holocaust.  And for sophomore Janiny Maldonado,...

Sophomore Norah Chowdhury (far right) reads out loud her essay, “Storyteller,” on Friday, March 15, at Chapman University in Orange as part of the 25th Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest awards ceremony.

Sophomore recalls own family history to win 1st place in Chapman University’s Holocaust Writing Contest

Claire Lee, Entertainment Editor May 29, 2024

Storyteller.  This is the role of genocide survivors — and the title of sophomore Norah Chowdhury’s first-place essay in the High School Prose category in Chapman University’s Holocaust Writing...

English teacher Christina Zubko stands on the stage in one of Chapman University's auditoriums with her student in 2018, the last time Zubko had a finalist who eventually became a first-place winner at the Holocaust writing contest. Images taken from a March 2018 Sunny Hills High School Facebook post taken by Allen Whitten.

Chapman University’s 21st Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest awards ceremony canceled in light of COVID-19 pandemic; finalists still waiting for date of virtual event to announce winners

Dominique Chang, Assistant Business Manager April 27, 2020

A Sunny Hills sophomore who was named a finalist in a Chapman University Holocaust writing contest is still awaiting word from organizers for the date of a virtual awards ceremony to find out whether he...

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