On March 10, at the Historic Clarkson Academy, the Clarkson Historical Society conferred honors upon winning students in the organization’s Tenth Annual Cursive Writing Contest. This year, entrants were from the following New York counties: Monroe, Orleans, and Ontario, as well as from Blue Valley West High School in Kansas.
Judges (Carole Linenfelser, Pam Mercer, and Leanna Hale) noted the high quality of entries and recognized the hard work and effort by the students and their teachers. The first, second, third, and fourth place winners received certificates and medallions. Semi-finalist students were sent honorable mention ribbons. The recipients of the 2024 Cursive Writing Contest awards are:
4th and 6th Grades Category
1st: Hannah Rymer, Lake Ontario Baptist Academy (LOBA)
2nd: Julia Kopaczewski, LOBA
3rd: Selah Sietmann, LOBA
4th: Cora Beardsley, home schooled
Honorable Mention: Blessing Ajayi, Bridget Camman, Lillian Hinchcliffe, Cecilia Incardana, Abby McJury, Lilyana Tenezaca, Maggie Thrall, Aubrey Thnatiuk, and Charlotte Webster, all from the Brockport Hill School; Laura Landis, home schooled; and Grace Rosenbaum (LOBA).
6th, 7th and 8th Grade Category
1st: Lydia Sietmann, LOBA
2nd: Hudson James Russo, LOBA
3rd: Aryn Hodges, LOBA
4th: Olivia Thrall, Oliver Middle School
Honorable Mention: Nathaniel Hodges, Isaiah A. Sietmann, Faith Rosenbaum, all from LOBA; Leah Landis, home schooled; Alexandra Nelson, Nelson Preparatory Academy.
High School Category
1st: Audrey Buck – LOBA;
Anvita Rayabarapu, Blue Valley West High School, Kansas
2nd: Abby Russo – LOBA
3rd: Sofia Russo – LOBA
4th: Theadora Humby – LOBA
Honorable Mention: Liam Carpenter, Lucille Humby, Jamiah Primer, Anna Sietmann, Makayla Zahos, all from LOBA.
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