Raymond V. Lopez Creative Writing Award

The Raymond V. Lopez Creative Writing Awards were announced and inspired in 2005 by Kenny Kahn, to generate communications skills among the students of Lincoln High School.

More than 200 poetry and essay entries were submitted by students in grades 9 through 12 in the very first (2005) competition. Winning students were given cash awards by Kenny Kahn in each category.

The Awards were named in honor of Raymond V. Lopez, who taught at Lincoln High School for many years and was the teacher who inspired Kenny to excellence in his life and career.

Photo: Kenny Kahn (far left) with his former high school Social Studies teacher, Raymond V. Lopez, for whom the awards were named; Jim Molina, Principal of Lincoln High School in Los Angeles; and Carlos Moreno, California Supreme Court Justice.