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Waltham High Student Named A Winner In New York Times Writing Contest
Over 12,000 students from across the world submitted a personal narrative to the paper. Only 13 were published, including Zoe Rodriguez.
WALTHAM, MA — A Waltham High School student was published by one of the most prestigious institutions in the American lexicon of the written word.
Zoe Rodriquez joined over 12,000 other teenagers across the world when she submitted a short narrative essay to The New York Times. The Times chose 82 as finalists, but only 13 teenagers had their submissions published, including Rodriquez.
Her personal narrative, titled"Grandpa's Drawing", was published by the paper along with the 13 other winners on Dec. 7. You can read the piece by clicking here.
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Rodriquez founded and operates the Creative Writing Club at Waltham High School, according to school officials. She dreams of a career in writing, and she's off to a fast start.
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