Horace Mann's Talbot Wins Honorable Mention in MWRA Writing Contest

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Melrose Patch Whiz Kid of the Week

• Julia Talbot
  
• , Grade 5
• Accomplishment: Honorable Mention winner in MWRA’s 30th Annual Writing Contest.

Submittted by the MWRA:

MWRA is pleased to announce that Julia Talbot, a fifth grader at the Horace Mann School, Melrose, was an Honorable Mention winner in MWRA’s 30th Annual Writing Contest.
 
This year, students across the MWRA service area were challenged to write essays on the topic of "What a Clean Boston Harbor Means to Me." MWRA received more than 600 writing entries, as well as over 1,100 posters about water conservation.
 
A ceremony honoring the winning students and their teachers was held at Deer Island on May 28, 2011. More than 250 people attended the celebration.
 
The Poster and Writing Contests are part of the MWRA’s School Education Program, which educates students and teachers about the public health significance of water supply and wastewater treatment.
 
Julia Talbot’s essay is online at http://www.mwra.com/annual/contest/2011/writing/07-35-hm4-talbot.html.

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