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May 20, 2019

UNDERESTIMATING MARILYN VOS SAVANT

Lizette Vela, Bryan Collegiate High School

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Mar 21, 2020

Malala dressed beautifully in colorful attire

Malala’s Movement: An Inspiration for Courage, Endurance, and Compassion

The Mayborn in Young Spurs

May 20, 2019

THE UNSUNG GENIUS OF JOHN VON NEUMANN

Shiva Saravanan, A&M Consolidated High School

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May 20, 2019

THE GIFT OF FAILURE — NIKOLA TESLA

Maite Tovar, Bryan Collegiate High School

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May 20, 2019

Esther Lederberg: A Forgotten Genius

By Mahima Das, Lexington High School

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May 20, 2019

THE GHANA EMPIRE: FORGOTTEN FLOURISHMENT

By Lauren Moore, Guyer High School

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Mar 21, 2020

Jill Cochrane with Kristy Noble and Jo Sutton

The Evolution of Jill Cochran: From Stay-at-Home Mother to Grassroots Activist

By Miriam Shams-Rainey…

The Mayborn in Young Spurs

May 20, 2019

Malala: The Revival of Nation, Mind, and Spirit

The Mayborn in Young Spurs

May 20, 2019

VERA RUBIN: THE PATH TO CHANGING THE WORLD

Anya Galvan, Bryan Collegiate High School

The Mayborn in Young Spurs

May 20, 2019

What is the Young Spurs Writing Contest?

This is the eighth year the University of North Texas’ Mayborn Literary Nonfiction…

These were the top 10 stories published by Young Spurs; you can also dive into yearly archives: 2019, 2020.

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Young Spurs

The Young Spurs, a partnership between University of North Texas’ Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference has teamed up with the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum and Biographers International, is a writing contest aims to offer high school and community college writers

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