Recently, Abbey Hartwiger, a sixth-grade Warsaw Christian School student, earned a Blue Ribbon Superior rating in the Association of Christian Schools International Creative Writing Festival for the state.
She is the first student at WCS to earn this honor.
Her short story, "A New Best Friend for Christmas," is about a family who takes into their home the Smiths, a struggling family, much to their daughter's disbelief. Once the Smiths come to live with the host family, the daughter finds out that sharing at Christmas isn't so bad after all. In the end, the daughter gains a new friend, and the Smiths become their next-door neighbors.Other students who earned awards are: short story category: Madeline Martin, fifth grade, White Ribbon; Caroline Mayer, fifth grade, White Ribbon; Pearl McKeever, fourth grade, Red Ribbon; Allison Kosins, fourth grade, Red Ribbon; poetry category: Ben Meulink, sixth grade, Red Ribbon; Chris Stichter, sixth grade, Red Ribbon; Elizabeth Brown, fifth grade, Red Ribbon; and Analiese Helms, fifth grade, Red Ribbon.
