Somerset County 6th grader places in national handwriting contest
Each year approximately 80,000 students in K-6 grade participate in the national contest in the hopes of becoming a regional winner. This year there were 28 regional winners and three of them are from right here in the Commonwealth.
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Here are Pennsylvania winners:
Somerset County
Raymond Zhang (Grade 6) St. Peter Catholic School
Luzerne County
Kendall Grabinski (Grade 5) Lehman-Jackson Elementary School
Monroe County
Carson Che (Grade 1) Notre Dame Elementary School
Luzerne County's student, Kendall Gradinski, was also named as a Grand National Champion. Congratulations to all three Pennsylvania students, they've all made their schools very proud.
For the contest, students in grades K-2 submitted a print submission and students in 3-6 submitted a cursive submission. Each is required to write the sentence, 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog,' as it uses each letter in the alphabet.
From there, judges grade the submissions on shape, size, spacing and slant. Winners can receive cash prizes and educational materials for their schools.
You can learn more about the contest and this year's winners on the Zaner-Bloser website.
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