The 2018 Winston Churchill Essay Prize asked the question, ‘Is social media bad for us?’

There were a vast number of entries from boys in the Shell to the Lower Sixth, and many addressed the question with excellent clarity of argument. The results are as follows:

Shell

Winner: Liron Chan (The Grove)

Highly commended: Jiho Ro (The Park) and Aum Amin (Elmfield)

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Winner: Aakash Aggarwal (Lyon’s)

Highly commended: Indi Abrams (The Grove) and Que Zanjani (Druries)

Fifth Form

Winner: Leo Jiang (The Knoll)

Highly commended: Adam Ait El Caid (Druries)

Sixth Form

Two winners, both from the Lower Sixth: Jack Chen (Rendalls) and Kit Akinluyi (The Head Master’s)

Highly commended: Charles Harrison (Rendalls) and Long Hei Ng (Newlands)