Irvington Eighth-Grader Wins Writing Awards

IRVINGTON, NY — Irvington Middle School eighth-grader Iris Ma recently won a National Silver Medal in the Scholastic Writing Competition, along with a Gold Key and a Silver Key in the Hudson-to-Housatonic Region.

Her piece “Purging Shadows” won her the National Silver Medal and Gold Key, regionally, while her piece, “Potatoes, Potahtoes, and Possibly Perished People?” won the regional Silver Key in the humor category.

Ma’s hard work, dedication, independence and talent as a writer led to this incredible achievement, school officials said, which is another example of the commitment to academic excellence at Irvington Schools.