Interested high school students, often but not always currently taking a creative-writing elective, create the Francis Parker Literary Magazine at the end of each year and submit work to the Literary LEO competition each fall. Students’ success in the annual LEO competition is particularly noteworthy because it is an adult competition, not one aimed at students.
Additionally, middle and high students have the opportunity to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NatNoWriMo). During November, they write original novels which are then printed and bound.