A local Grade 5 Student is the winner of a national writing competition put on by Habitat for Humanity Canada.
Harlow MacNeil, a Grade 5 student in Inverness , won the national grand prize for her grade in the Meaning of Home national writing contest. It began as an assignment from her teacher Alanna MacLellan-Mansell at Inverness Education Centre/Academy.
Harlow MacNeil (Habitat for Humanity Canada)
MacNeil’s essay, titled Beautifully Messy, took about a week to put together, adding she was happy, shocked , and surprised to find out she won the contest.
With the win, a $30,000 grant goes to Habitat for Humanity in MacNeil’s name, while she also picked up an IPad and a pizza party for her class.
MacNeil’s essay can be found on the Habitat for Humanity Canada web site. Here is the link to that web site: Habitat writing contest Meaning of Home winners