The 2010 Will McDonough Writing Contest
Congratulations to the 2010 Will McDonough Writing Contest winners listed below. The contest is named in honor of the long-time Boston Globe sports columnist and is designed to encourage the
development of language and writing skills while incorporating the topic of sports and such concepts as teamwork, responsibility, fairness, courage and determination.
Essays were judged on topic development, organization, style and mechanics. First place winners will take part in an award ceremony at The Sports Museum within the TD Garden and attend the Boston
Celtics game on March 31.
| Grade | Name | School | Title |
| 4 | Jenna Letterie | Arthur T. Cummings School, Winthrop | Katie, My Unsung Hero |
| 5 | Owen Brown | West Parish Elm. School, Gloucester | Danny Ways Xgames Wipeout |
| 6 | Allison Beattie | Thurston Middle School, Westwood | The Black Belt Test |
| 7 | Shira Stonehill | Bigelow Middle School, Newton | Good is Okay, too |
| 8 | Amanda Reis | St. Anthony School, Everett | Leon Powe |
| 9 | Matthew McCarthy | Catholic Memorial HS, West Roxbury | The Perfect Player |
| 10 | Rebecca Patey | Waring School, Beverely | Defying the Odds |
| 11 | Leah Breen | Waring School, Beverely | The Courage to Descend |
| 12 | Tarah MacGregor | Oxford HS, Oxford | Stand Strong Fiction |
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