Hopkins Middle Student Is National RIF Writing Winner

Congratulations to Alexis Walters, sixth-grader at Hopkins Middle School. She is one of 10 national winners in RIF's Back-To-School writing contest.

Her essay is entitled, "My First Day of School." Her essay begins, "My alarm went off at 7:30. Startled out of my sleep, I somehow got myself tangled in the bed sheets and fell face-first onto the floor." To read the rest of her essay, go to www.rif.org/readingplanet/content/school_writing_winners.mspx

Alexis's English/Language Arts teacher is Sharon Haynes.