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Levittown Middle School Student Wins National Essay Contest
Nikhil Keer's essay on space earned the Wisdom Lane Middle School a stipend, which will buy telescopes.

Levittown School District’s Wisdom Lane Middle School eighth-grade student Nikhil Keer is the first-place national winner (seventh-grade) of an essay contest sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Space Systems Technical Committee.
During the 2015-2016 competition, Nikhil wrote the winning essay discussing how either a moon base or Mars base can help us learn about the Earth and space and presented data supporting his conclusions.
In addition, Nikhil was the first-place regional winner, with Michael Vota, another Wisdom Lane student, placing third among students from Long Island and Westchester County.
Nikhil and Michael both received cash awards and teacher Leslie Maynard received a stipend, with which she will purchase telescopes for the school’s Earth and Space Club. Nikhil’s essay will also be published in Aerospace America magazine.
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