F.C. Student Wins $1,000 Rotary District Essay Contest - Falls Church News-Press Online

2025-05-16 5:01 PM

F.C. Student Wins $1,000 Rotary District Essay Contest

FCNP.com

Ella Wood, a seventh grader at Trinity School at Meadow View, won the $1,000 first place award in the Northern Virginia Rotary District’s Four-Way Test Essay Contest.

She and her family were hosted last Saturday at the Rotary District Conference in Charlottesville by the Falls Church Rotary Club, which entered her essay in the district contest.

The essay contest is held annually by Rotary District 7610. Each sponsoring Rotary Club holds its own essay contest to select one winning essay to qualify for the district level competition.

Ella’s essay was judged the best of 20 essays received from local seventh and eight graders by the Falls Church Rotary Club’s essay contest judges in February and then judged the best of all the other Rotary Club’s winning essays in the district level competition.

Recent News

Meridian Boys Soccer, Girls Lacrosse Riding Wins

Ryan McCafferty 2025-05-15

Spring sports season at Meridian High School is coming right down to the wire, and believe it or not, a

F.C Will Drop Budget By Penny

Nicholas F. Benton 2025-05-15

This week, the Falls Church City Council voted unanimously—for the second time in a month—to adopt an annual budget based

A Penny for Your Thoughts 5-15-2025

Penny Gross 2025-05-15

An American Pope! Who woulda thunk it? Last week’s papal election was the seventh conclave in my lifetime, with a

Cult Century: 1970s Roots Of Trumpism, Part 3 of 25

Nicholas F. Benton 2025-05-15

‘For Emily Where Ever I May Find Her’ Pressed in organdy Clothed in crinoline of smoky burgundy Softer

Delegate Marcus Simon’s Richmond Report May

Marcus Simon 2025-05-15

Just days after Donald Trump took office, Trump and unelected billionaire Elon Musk started slashing federal jobs without rhyme or

Our Man In Arlington 5-15-2025

Bill fogarty 2025-05-15

It’s “Primary Season” again! Yes, it’s that time of year when our roadways are filled with signs for candidates. This

Stories that may interest you

Meridian Boys Soccer, Girls Lacrosse Riding Wins

Spring sports season at Meridian High School is coming right down to the wire, and believe it or not, a few different teams will already be starting postseason play in

F.C Will Drop Budget By Penny

This week, the Falls Church City Council voted unanimously—for the second time in a month—to adopt an annual budget based on a real estate tax rate of $1.20 per $100

A Penny for Your Thoughts 5-15-2025

An American Pope! Who woulda thunk it? Last week’s papal election was the seventh conclave in my lifetime, with a result I never imagined. Growing up Catholic, the church in

Cult Century: 1970s Roots Of Trumpism, Part 3 of 25

‘For Emily Where Ever I May Find Her’ Pressed in organdy Clothed in crinoline of smoky burgundy Softer than the rain I wandered empty streets Down past the