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Farmington Rotary Recognizes 19 West Woods Upper Elementary Students as Literary Contest Winners
FARMINGTON (June 3, 2014) – The Rotary Club of Farmington has presented awards to 11 sixth graders and eight fifth graders at West Woods Upper Elementary School on Judson Lane, recognizing them as the winners of the Farmington Rotary Club’s annual literary contest.
Each of the students wrote essays that were judged by their teachers on subjects ranging from the need to keep smiling, to animal abuse, to what it’s like to be an 11-year old amputee.
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“This contest can be the basis for these students’ futures,” said Mike Schloss, chair of the Rotary Club’s contest. “I was first introduced to Rotary through this literary contest when my daughter own daughter was one of the winners years ago. She is still using what she learned through that effort as an English teacher.”
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The awards were presented Tuesday at a special Rotary Club luncheon at Farmington Gardens.
The Winners
The sixth graders who won the contest are: Ariadna George, Sarah Hennig, Caroline Leary, Olivia Peterson and Kelly Ray.
The fifth grade winners are: Claire Brouillard, Akshitha Viswanathan, Justin Lang and Elisabeth Williams.
Honorable Mention
The sixth graders who won honorable mention are: Leah Bolles, Jake Brickner, Lucia Hally, Alexandra Poole, Harish Ravichandran and Trevor Stoneman.
The fifth graders who won honorable mention are: Lily Feng, Jennifer Guo, Kiley Keough and Quynh To.
The Rotary Club of Farmington is a part of Rotary International, a worldwide organization with 1.2 million members who work to help others through public service.
