Seventh-Grade Essayist Ian Habakus Garners Award

Ian Habakus of the New School in Holmdel has already been honored for is writing, and he’s only in seventh grade

Ian was one of several winner’s of this year’s The Charles Lafitte Foundation’s Kid’s Corner “Summer Reading Adventure” Essay Contest.

The contest invited any student in grades 3-12 attending a public or private school to submit an essay, with winners receiving a Kindle Fire and $1,000 for their school essay.

What was Ian’s winning entry? A piece looking at Rick Riordan’s “The Lightning Thief.”

Other winners included Harrison Dunne-Polite, grade 11 of Trinity-Pawling School in new York,; and Skylar Kil, grade 5 of Bertschi School in Seattle.

“We are very excited about the response we received from students from all over the country and are glad to see that so many kids chose to take up reading over the summer. There were many talented and insightful essays that were submitted – it was difficult for us to choose,” said Kyra Citron, director of Kid’s Corner.

CLF’s Kid’s Corner strives to encourage kids not only have a voice, but also a role in helping better their community. Kid’s Corner is run by kids for kids, placing the power of change directly in their capable hands. Every child is invited to join with CLF and become a grant maker by telling the organization which non-profit organizations are important to them and how CLF can help.

More information is available at www.charleslafitte.org/kids-corner.

Winning essays are available for viewing here.