Student voices highlighted in fourth annual reception – Star News Group

POINT PLEASANT — Student voices were honored last week at Memorial Middle School as the fourth annual Point Pleasant Student Voices reception was held.

This contest was created at the middle school four years ago, and was hosted by English teachers Courtney Fehring, Lauren Avallone and Ellen Keelan in the school’s media center.

“We celebrated 34 students who placed in this year’s monthly writing contests (first, second, third place and three honorable mentions), which ran from November through April,” said Keelan. “In addition, we recognized three overall winners for their outstanding work.”

The overall winners are:

First place: Reese Tighe, whose essay, submitted for the December contest, reflected on attending her grandfather’s funeral. She wrote about the…