Marlboro Fourth Grader Wins National Writing Competition

Marlboro has yet another successful student to congratulate.

Suhani Balachandran, a fourth grader at Defino Elementary School, won the national McGraw-Hill writing contest in the fourth-sixth grade adventure category for her story, “A Night to Remember.”

According to a district news release, "her prize package includes: SRA Reading Labs 2.0 class set for a full year, an iPad for classroom use, Specific Skills Series for Language Arts, and Classroom set of Wonders, for an approximate total prize value of $5,116. In addition, Suhani’s writing passage will be featured in SRA Reading Laboratory 2.0."

Balachandran's essay went through a public voting process, which her father Bala posted on Patch.

Congratulations, Suhani! Keep writing!