Long Beach Student Honored by Scholastic

Submitted by Long Beach School District

Long Beach High School junior Morgan Harrington was recognized as one of only 37 students invited to compete to be an ambassador of the arts for Scholastic.

She submitted required work, recorded a short video and completed an application as part of the prestigious contest.

Last spring, Harrington earned a gold medal in the 2014 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program’s Poetry category. She was honored for her achievements, which she worked on during the Talented Writers class taught by Rachell Koegel, at the district’s Sept. 23 Board of Education meeting.

Harrington resides in Island Park and is a member of Long Beach High School’s National Honor Society, Varsity Swim Team, Key Club and Adventuralist Club. She enjoys writing and also serves as an editor of Fragments, the school’s literary magazine.

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