Amazon's Choice Award Winner 2026

Student Shines in National Storytelling Week Competition!

We are thrilled to share the fantastic news that one of our students, Zahra, has won the Amazon's Choice Award in the National Storytelling Week competition. This achievement is a testament to her creativity, talent, and dedication to storytelling.

Award-Winning Achievement

Zahra's success is all the more impressive as she was one of only five Key Stage 3 students from across the country to enter the competition and win a prize. Her hard work and passion for storytelling have paid off, and we couldn't be prouder of her.

Amazon Vouchers for the School

As part of Zahra's award, Harris Academy Merton has been gifted £1000 in Amazon vouchers. We will use these vouchers to support and enhance our literacy and creative writing resources, benefiting all our students.

Celebrating Success

We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Zahra on her outstanding achievement. Her success is a shining example of the talent and potential that exists within our school community. We look forward to celebrating many more successes in the years to come.

Zahra's Winning Entry

Below is Zahra's winning entry:

 

The world keeps spinning, faster still

Neon lights replace the hill

Steel and glass invade the sky

While ancient forests learn to die

 

Engines roar where birds once sang

Progress praised but at what chang?

Time is traded, peace is sold

For things we'll won't believe their old

 

We worship speed, we glorify more

Concrete spread from shore to shore 

Screens dictate the way we feel

Pixels loud yet nothing real

 

We scroll past sunsets, miss the rain

Down in thoughts with endless gain

In racing forward, blind old proud

We lose ourselves within the crowd

 

But progress isn't just a race

Or domination over space

The pace is ours and we decide

How fast to move and what to led slide

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