CTL students win Maine state writing contest
Gilles Urwin
Adeline Inman
Gilles Urwin
Adeline Inman
The Center for Teaching and Learning celebrated two award-winning poets this month: second grader Gilles Urwin and fifth grader Adeline Inman. The Maine County and State Teachers of the Year Association, in partnership with the Maine Council of English Language Arts, announced the winners of the second annual Student Writing Contest this month. The contest showcased the outstanding talent of students and the incredible impact of teachers in Maine.
After careful consideration, the judges selected Gilles Urwin's poem "Corbin" as the first-place winner in the grades PK-2 category and Adeline Inman's poem "Triple Threat: Artistic, Kind, Supporting" as the first-place winner in the grades 3-5 category. The Student Writing Contest aims to lift students’ voices in recognizing teachers’ impact on their lives in ways both small and large.
"We are incredibly proud of all the students who participated. Teaching can be so incredibly hard, and on really tough days, you can start to question yourself and whether or not you make a difference. But how can you not be uplifted by the words of these students," said Heather Webster, Co-chair of the Writing Contest Committee.
The winners will receive Amazon Gift Cards in the amounts of $125.00, $60.00, and $30.00, and their work will be featured on the MCELA website: https://www.mainecela.org/.
