WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — As know-how pushes us ahead, placing pen to paper might seem to be a factor of the previous.
Nevertheless it’s a ardour for 2 Minnesota youngsters, and one which’s landed them nationwide recognition.
Inside St. Anne’s Academy in White Bear Lake, cursive by no means went away.
“There’s nothing flawed with know-how after all, however we will not lose the power to specific ourselves in written language, and the scholars do nicely with cursive,” stated Principal Sister Mary Xavier.
Sixth grader Mary Kieffer and fifth grader Zita Miller are among the many winners within the 2024 Zaner-Bloser Nationwide Handwriting contest, which sees round 80,000 college students from kindergarten via sixth grade apply every year.
All college students write the sentence: “The short brown fox jumps over the lazy canine.” It is chosen as a result of it incorporates each letter of the alphabet.
“Okay is a troublesome one, I am certain all people’s obtained a special letter. X I’ve obtained loads of observe with, so I haven’t got to fret about that one,” Sister Xavier stated.
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Kieffer stated capital T is her largest challenger, whereas Miller’s is lowercase Q.
“It is fairly exhausting as a result of I am going right into a G generally,” Miller stated.
Judges chosen them as winners based mostly on their letters’ form, dimension, spacing and slant.
“Many individuals are impressed by the youngsters after they graduate that the scholars can learn and write in cursive,” Sister Xavier stated.
Kieffer and Miller discover private advantages in realizing this misplaced artwork kind.
“I’ve many pen friends that I like to put in writing to in several states, so I take advantage of my handwriting to put in writing to them,” Kieffer stated.
“I like to attract vines and cursive is sort of like drawing vines, and writing in cursive helps me with my thrives,” Miller stated.
Kieffer and Miller had been amongst 28 regional winners, 4 from every grade, who obtained an engraved medallion.
On Monday, WCCO discovered Miller can also be one in every of seven nationwide winners. She’ll get a trophy and $500.
WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — As know-how pushes us ahead, placing pen to paper might seem to be a factor of the previous.
Nevertheless it’s a ardour for 2 Minnesota youngsters, and one which’s landed them nationwide recognition.
Inside St. Anne’s Academy in White Bear Lake, cursive by no means went away.
“There’s nothing flawed with know-how after all, however we will not lose the power to specific ourselves in written language, and the scholars do nicely with cursive,” stated Principal Sister Mary Xavier.
Sixth grader Mary Kieffer and fifth grader Zita Miller are among the many winners within the 2024 Zaner-Bloser Nationwide Handwriting contest, which sees round 80,000 college students from kindergarten via sixth grade apply every year.
All college students write the sentence: “The short brown fox jumps over the lazy canine.” It is chosen as a result of it incorporates each letter of the alphabet.
“Okay is a troublesome one, I am certain all people’s obtained a special letter. X I’ve obtained loads of observe with, so I haven’t got to fret about that one,” Sister Xavier stated.
WCCO
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Kieffer stated capital T is her largest challenger, whereas Miller’s is lowercase Q.
“It is fairly exhausting as a result of I am going right into a G generally,” Miller stated.
Judges chosen them as winners based mostly on their letters’ form, dimension, spacing and slant.
“Many individuals are impressed by the youngsters after they graduate that the scholars can learn and write in cursive,” Sister Xavier stated.
Kieffer and Miller discover private advantages in realizing this misplaced artwork kind.
“I’ve many pen friends that I like to put in writing to in several states, so I take advantage of my handwriting to put in writing to them,” Kieffer stated.
“I like to attract vines and cursive is sort of like drawing vines, and writing in cursive helps me with my thrives,” Miller stated.
Kieffer and Miller had been amongst 28 regional winners, 4 from every grade, who obtained an engraved medallion.
On Monday, WCCO discovered Miller can also be one in every of seven nationwide winners. She’ll get a trophy and $500.