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Cole Middle School Students Win Big in National Letter Writing Contest
Gavin Lifrieri and Tino Thoon placed in first and second, respectively, in a letter writing contest to authors.
Several Fort Lee students have scored high marks in a letter writing contest that had them write messages to their favorite authors.
More than 69,000 entries for the “Letters About Literature” contest were submitted nationwide, 2,000 of which were from New Jersey. And two of the top winners were from Lewis F. Cole Middle School.
Gavin Lifrieri, an eighth grade student, was the first place winner in New Jersey. Tino Thoon, also an eighth-graders, took second place.
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Lilfrieri wrote a touching letter to author Sharon Cheese on how her book, Love That Dog, taught him to appreciate what he had and the family surrounding him. Should he win the national competition, Lilfrieri will be awarded $1,000.
Thoon wrote a letter to author John C. Wright, on how he found courage from reading The Hermetic Millenia, according to the school district.
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Four Lewis F. Cole Middle School students were among the 27 New Jersey honorable mention winners. They are seventh grade student Joshua Yoon, and to eight-graders Minju Kang, Ruth Park and Trisha Sheth.
The initiative was led by library media specialist Cean Spahn and language arts teachers Barbara Milone and Kristine Cecere.
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