CMS Students Win Writing Awards

Two students from Coleytown Middle School are award winners in the 2014 Connecticut Student Writers contest sponsored by the University of Connecticut English Department. Seventh Grader Victoria Cao (r) was awarded an honorable mention for her personal memoir “First Day Jitters,” while eighth grader Eden Schumer is the winner of the poetry division for her piece entitled “A Drop in the Ocean.” Their teacher, Paul Ferrante, said both entries were the product of writing units in the Westport Language Arts curriculum. “The girls wrote very personal pieces and were not afraid to share their feelings and talent,” he said. The students will be honored in a ceremony at the Jorgensen Auditorium on the UCONN campus on Tuesday, May 13. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo