[il-talk] Nationwide Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest

[Brian Sumner]

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On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 4:19 PM, Deborah Kent Stein via IL-Talk <
il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

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> I am very pleased to announce the winners of the 2017-2018 Nationwide
> Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest, which was sponsored by the NFB of
> Illinois in partnership with the National Association to Promote the Use of
> Braille (NAPUB). Altogether eighty-one students from twelve states took
> part
> in the contest. The participating states were Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
> Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York,
> Texas, and Virginia.
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> Students submitted reading logs, counting the number of Braille pages they
> read between December 15, 2017 and February 1, 2018. The contestants with
> the top three page counts in each of five grade categories are awarded cash
> prizes: $25 for first place, $15 for second place, and $10 for third place
> and honorable mention. Every student who submitted a reading log receives a
> package of Braille-related gifts.
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> Here is a list of the 2017-2018 Nationwide Braille Leaders Are Leaders
> winners.
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> Grades K-1
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> First Place: Cameron Gooden, Carterville, IL
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> Second Place: Ander Mielke, Havre, MT
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> Third Place: Kenji Torihara, Chicago, IL
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> Honorable Mention: Anastasia Marinos, Burr Ridge, IL
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> Grades 2-3
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> First Place, Aisha Safi, Chevy Chase, MD
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> Second Place: Preston Rose, Eagan, MN
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> Third Place: Anna Sayles, Peoria, IL
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> Honorable Mention: Ely Giraldo, Staunton, VA
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> Grades 4-5
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> First Place: Jonah Rao, Columbia, MD
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> Second Place: Isaiah Rao, Columbía, MD
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> Third Place: Karli Copes, Oak Grove, LA
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> Grades 6-8
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> First Place: Holly Connor, St. Louis, MO
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> Second Place: Nicholas Tarver, Many, LA
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> Third Place: Anthony Spears, Mattoon, IL
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> Grades 9-12
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> First Place: Maria-Luisa Montero-Olivero, Marietta, GA
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> Second Place: Marie Presume, Staunton, VA
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> Third Place: Kaelyn Kinlaw, Staunton, VA
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> KELLY DOTY AWARDS
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> The Kelly Doty Awards of $25 are given to students who overcome special
> challenges to achieve fluency in Braille reading. Such challenges include,
> but are not limited to, having disabilities in addition to blindness or
> being an English-language learner. The following students received 2018
> Kelly Doty Awards.
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> Alan Bunay, Spring Valley, NY
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> Miracle Douglas, Peoria, IL
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> Isaiah Rao, Columbia, MD
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> Jonah Rao, Columbia, MD
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> Aisha Safi, Chevy Chase, MD
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> Nicholas Tarver, Many, LA
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> Congratulations to all of the winners of this year’s contest, and to all of
> the students who took part. Braille readers are leaders!
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> Debbie Stein
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> Nationwide BRAL
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