[il-talk] 2014 iBRAL Contest For Kids Announcement of Winners

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2014 Illinois Braille Readers  Are Leaders (iBRAL) Contest For Kids 

Sponsored by the National  Federation of the Blind of Illinois (NFBI) 

Announcement of  Winners 

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I would like to thank all the students, along with all  the teachers and 
parents who supported them, for participating in the first  annual iBRAL 
contest for kids.  The  contest has been a fantastic success, and it seems 
obvious it was a great  incentive for the students to read Braille for recreation, 
and to improve their  Braille skills.  In the 6 weeks of  the contest, the 
21 participants read an amazing 13,142 pages of Braille!   
It’s my pleasure to announce the winners as follows:   
Grade Category K-1 
1st place:  Noah Kano 
Grade Category 2-3 
1st place:  Maia Armstrong 
2nd place:  Daniel Bein 
3rd place:  Muhammad Khiyani 
Grade Category 4-5 
1st place:  Matthew Leinart 
2nd place:  Valerie Williams 
3rd place:  Anthony Spears 
honorable mention:  Daniella Rico 
Grade Category 6-8 
1st place:  Sela Cornell 
2nd place:  name withheld by request 
Grade Category 9-12 
1st place:  Dylan Hassler 
2nd place:  Pierre Tandy 
3rd place:  Rayette Rucker 
The winner of the Award For Outstanding Effort is. .  .    
Pierre Tandy! 
Lois Montgomery