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Eighth Grader from Bowie Wins Statewide Essay Contest
Morgan Biggs' ideas about combating bullying earns her first place in the contest sponsored by the Fred B. Benjamin Peace Writing Contest.
An eighth grader at of Annapolis recently earned the top spot in a statewide essay contest on how to deal with bullying.
Morgan Biggs, 13, of Bowie was awarded first place in the Fred B. Benjamin Peace Writing Contest. Selected from more 400 entries, Morgan’s essay focused on ideas that schools could implement to deter students from bullying, as well as support victims of school bullying, according to a release from the school.
The contest is an annual competition for seventh and eighth grade students in Maryland and is sponsored by the Anne Arundel Peace Action, Montgomery County Peace Action, Maryland Peace Action Education Fund and Benjamin Peace Foundation.
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Students are challenged to reflect through writing on a topic that centers around peace, according to the release.
Morgan's ideas include creating a "Bully Beatdown" campaign to help raise awareness to the issues surrounding bullying, as well as organizing a group of students to act as Bullying Guardians.
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“Her strong personal values and desire to make the world a better place, reinforced every day at St. Anne's School, are evident in the passion of her writing,” Head of School Fran Lukens said in the release, noting Morgan's "disposition to solve problems with enthusiasm and creativity."
Read Morgan's essay attached to this story.
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