Waukegan second-grader wins state penmanship contest
A Waukegan student’s impressive handwriting has earned her recognition in a national penmanship competition.
Gabriela Hernandez, a second-grader in Julie Ahern’s classroom at Cooke Magnet School, was named a state grade-level winner in Zaner-Bloser’s National Handwriting Contest.
Gabriela’s penmanship submission topped second-grade students throughout Illinois.
The competition, which was sponsored by Zaner-Bloser, an education publishing company, intended to promote the art of penmanship.
An estimated 325,000 submissions were judged on keys of legibility, including the size, shape, spacing and slant of letters.
As a state winner, Gabriela received a special engraved rosewood box and a pen. Cooke was also awarded with a $200 Zaner-Bloser coupon.
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