Politics & Government

Lynnfield Ninth Grader Wins Honorable Mention for Essay

Cristian Abarca, a freshman at St. Mary's in Lynn, wrote essay on "What a clean Boston Harbor means to me."

Note: The following is an announcement from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority:

MWRA is pleased to announce that Cristian Abarca, a Lynnfield resident and ninth grader at St. Mary’s High School in Lynn, was an Honorable Mention Winner in MWRA’s 30th Annual Writing Contest.

This year, students across the MWRA service area were challenged to write essays on the topic of What a Clean Boston Harbor Means to Me. MWRA received more than 600 writing entries, as well as over 1,100 posters about water conservation.

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A ceremony honoring the winning students and their teachers was held at Deer Island on May 28, 2011. More than 250 people attended.

The Poster and Writing Contests are part of the MWRA’s School Education Program, which educates students and teachers about the public health significance of water supply and wastewater treatment.

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Cristian Abarca’s winning essay is online at
http://www.mwra.com/annual/contest/2011/writing/18-912-hm1-abarca.html

To view all the winning posters and essays, visit
http://www.mwra.com/annual/contest/2011/pre/winners2010-2011.htm


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