Youth Essayists Honored

Out of 450 entrants, 10 talented student winners of the Bethesda Youth Writing Contest were honored at an awards ceremony at the Bethesda Literary Festival this month.

The students, in grades K-8, wrote essays on the topic, “A Beautiful Place.” The entries were judged based on creativity, composition, grammar and spelling. The contest was organized by the and sponsored by Bethesda Magazine.

Patch chatted recently with one of the winners, a Kensington Parkwood Elementary fifth grader who wrote about her experience visiting the Eiffel tower. Other topics ranged from the Lincoln Memorial to a snowy backyard to the beach.

The winners received a certificate of achievement, prizes and the opportunity to see their work in print in the July/August edition of Bethesda Magazine. Their teachers were also recognized at the April 16 ceremony.

The student winners are:

• Robert Apgood, Kindergarten, Our Lady of Lourdes
• T.S. Roth, Kindergarten, Our Lady of Lourdes
• David Bragg, 2nd Grade, Kensington Parkwood Elementary School
• Jocelyn Mintz, 2nd Grade, Burning Tree Elementary School
• Benjamin Fagell, 3rd Grade, Sidwell Friends
• Emily Mayo, 3rd Grade, Wood Acres Elementary School
• Emmy Lindzter, 5th Grade, Burning Tree Elementary School
• Sophia Scobell, 5th Grade, Kensington Parkwood Elementary School
• Vivien Zhu, 7th Grade, Eastern Middle School
• Francesca Faccone, 8th Grade, Stone Ridge