In elementary school, the awards assembly is very, very long, since every single student is recognized for something. In the "everyone wins" mentality that is so pervasive in our modern American culture, elementary school students are recognized for just showing up and turning homework in on time. By the time kids get to middle school, the bar is set a bit higher, and the awards are fewer. Only about 2% of middle school kids receive recognition at the school awards, and of that 2%, fewer than half are recognized for more than one thing.
Erin has always worked hard to be an overachiever, so it was no surprise that she received two awards. The first was for taking 2nd place in the Ethnic Festival essay contest. The other was for the web page that she helped design for Virtual Classroom. The web page won first place in a worldwide competition.
Way to go, Erin!
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