Tenacre students honored in Will McDonough Writing Contest

Six Tenacre fifth graders were honored for their essays in the 2016 Will McDonough Writing Contest. The Tenacre students were chosen from among thousands of entries across the state. In the fifth grade category, Tenacre’s Eli Helzberg won first place, and Jack Abbrecht won second place. Louis Chiasson, Julia Price, Lara Poole, and Casey Walter each earned Honorable Mention. The Sports Museum holds this contest every year and honors students from across the state in grades 4-12 for their essay submissions. The essays are judged by Boston Globe sports writers and editors on development, organization, style, and mechanics. Every member of the fifth grade class at Tenacre submitted an essay to the contest as part of a class writing assignment. The contest honors Will McDonough, a former Boston Globe columnist of 44 years, and the only Globe sportswriter to be nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He passed away in January 2003 and was best known for his coverage of the Patriots and the National Football League.