Who would have thought at seven years old, Caleb would be a published author? What an honor and blessed surprise!
Several weeks ago, shortly after school started, all the children in grades 2-6 were asked to write an essay about why their grandparent should be Grandparent of the Year. All the students wrote their essays in school.
The second grade teachers and the principal chose Caleb’s essay to be submitted to a writing contest sponsored by the State Fair. After the submission to the fair, the assistant principal chose five essays from various grades and sent them to an editor at our local newspaper to see if she would like to print any of them on the Kids Page.
Of the five essays, the editor chose Caleb’s essay to be printed! When the assistant principal went to Caleb’s class to tell him the good news, all of his classmates cheered. Everyone was excited for him and proud of him. Caleb’s teacher told me this was the first time a second-grader at their school had been published in the newspaper.
I was very excited, but I was also very curious because I never saw the essay. I wondered what he had written that made it so special. I had to ask the assistant principal to email me a copy of the essay!
Way to go, buddy! We love you!
Cute story! Congratulations Caleb! I hope he’s feeling better!
Mark forgot to bring me my copy of the newspaper with Caleb’s essay.
I hope you will send it soon. I want to show it to my writers group. I am sure they will love it.
I just got them laminated on Tuesday. I will mail yours ASAP
Congrats to your son!
Those things can mean so much. Our 4-year old daughter recently had a drawing that she colored selected to be printed on a fe candy bars at a local candystore. She was so proud seeing it.