WOODLAND HILLS STUDENT WINS
Pennsylvania Letters About Literature Contest
BY CATHIE PEARSON
A
aron Concepcion, a fourth grade student at
the Woodland Hills Academy, was selected
as the Level 1(grades 4-6) winner of the 2019
Pennsylvania Letters About Literature Contest. The
Letters About Literature Contest is a nationwide event
sponsored by the Center for the Book at the Library
of Congress. The contest invites students in three
grade levels to write letters to authors — living or
dead — about how an author’s words affected them
or changed their worldview. Aaron Concepcion was
selected as the winner of the contest for his letter
to Jonah Winter about “Roberto Clemente: Pride of
the Pittsburgh Pirates.” He was awarded $200 at a
celebratory luncheon on June 8, 2019 at the Nittany
Lion Inn on Penn State’s University Park campus. His
letter has advanced to the National Letters About
Literature Contest. The national winners will be
announced in the Fall of 2019.
Aaron Concepcion with his winning letter
Nicole Miyashiro (Editor-PA Center for the Book), Aaron Concepcion,
Erica King (Penn State Libraries)
PA Letters About Literature Contest Winners: Aaron Concepcion,
Level I (grades four to six); Ireland McDyre, Level II (grades seven to
eight); and Amaya Dressler, Level III (grades nine to 12).
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