Nine students win national handwriting contest
Nine students won this year's national handwriting contest. A growing number of states are requiring cursive instruction, and research supports the benefits of writing on paper.
It’s regarded, hands down, as the Super Bowl of penmanship tournaments.
The Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest, now in its 33rd year, crowned its 2024 grand champions on Monday, rewarding nine students from six states for their picture-perfect letters.
Ten-year old Zita Miller of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, took top honors in the fifth grade category. Her winning submission was one of the contest’s 80,000 entries.
“I like handwriting because it’s like art, drawing swirls and vines and curls,” Miller said, adding that she enjoys penning original mystery stories by hand.
Zita Miller.Courtesy Regina MillerZita Miller’s entry.Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting ContestNamuun Baasanbold, from Carmel, Indiana, was named grand champion in the first grade category, and said she likes to give handwritten “love notes” to family and friends.
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