The National Council of Teachers of English has announced the winners of its 2010 Achievement Awards in Writing, and Santa Barbara High School senior Daniel Marshall has been included in this select group.

The National Council of Teachers of English gives the awards to students whose writing “demonstrates effective and imaginative use of language to inform and move an audience.”

Marshall plans to major in political science or history, and is interested in issues of social justice.

— Barbara Keyani is the administrative services and communications coordinator for the Santa Barbara School Districts.