Learning Network: The winners of our Eighth Annual Student Review Contest

Read the top nine winning reviews. 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This week we announced the finalists (from nearly 4,000 submissions) of our Eighth Annual Student Review Contest. [Read the top nine winning reviews](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl0euNP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTUvbGVhcm5pbmcvdGhlLXdpbm5lcnMtb2Ytb3VyLWVpZ2h0aC1hbm51YWwtc3R1ZGVudC1yZXZpZXctY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwMjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg1NTU2Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjU1NTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPbjWbvY9Ap0OhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and see our list of winners, runners-up and honorable mentions. Thank you to everyone who participated. Students, if you enjoyed this contest, don’t forget our [Invent a Word](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl0euNP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wMS9sZWFybmluZy9zdHVkZW50LXZvY2FidWxhcnktY2hhbGxlbmdlLWludmVudC1hLXdvcmQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NTU1NiZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI1NTU5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj241m72PQKdDoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [15-Second Vocabulary Video](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl0euNP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMDEvbGVhcm5pbmcvb3VyLTEwdGgtYW5udWFsLTE1LXNlY29uZC12b2NhYnVsYXJ5LXZpZGVvLWNoYWxsZW5nZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwMjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg1NTU2Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjU1NTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPbjWbvY9Ap0OhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) challenges, going on now, as well as our [editorial and podcast contests](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl0euNP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTAvbGVhcm5pbmcvb3VyLTIwMjItMjMtc3R1ZGVudC1jb250ZXN0LWNhbGVuZGFyLWZhbGwtc2VtZXN0ZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NTU1NiZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI1NTU5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj241m72PQKdDoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that open this spring. Sincerely, The Learning Network RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS [[Article Image] Nintendo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl0euNP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTUvbGVhcm5pbmcvdGhlLXdpbm5lcnMtb2Ytb3VyLWVpZ2h0aC1hbm51YWwtc3R1ZGVudC1yZXZpZXctY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwMjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg1NTU2Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjU1NTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPbjWbvY9Ap0OhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [CONTESTS The Winners of Our Eighth Annual Student Review Contest Read critical commentary by teenagers on a high school cafeteria, Breath of the Wild, Balenciaga’s new line and more. 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