Student Wins Countywide Short Story Contest

Harford Day School’s eighth grade student, Mackenzie Newburg-Snyder won first place in the Write This! Contest. Write This! a countywide writing contest put on by the Harford County Public Library. The contest is open to grades 6 through 12. Entrants write an original short story choosing one place, a person and an item from a pre-chosen list. Mackenzie’s story titled Flashback was chosen as the winner from 22 entries. Morgan Michael, HCPL Teen Librarian and contest judge said “It was truly a wonderful story, really impressive and as a judge I can say it brought tears to my eyes”

Harford Day School, founded in 1957, is a co-ed, independent PK-3 through 8th Grade school located in Bel Air, Maryland. A Harford Day School Education is a gift meant to enrich the mind, body, and spirit of every student; its benefits realized not only while in lower and middle school, but into high school, college, and life. Small classes and caring teachers provide individual attention, a challenging curriculum, and a variety of academic and co-curricular experiences.