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Mineola Student Wins National Entenmann's Essay Contest

Jackson Avenue student Catherine Winski takes first place for her entry.

The Mineola School District has another .

Catherine Winski, a third-grade student at the was named as the winner of this year’s Essay Contest, sponsored by the baking company.

The writing contest was open to students in grades three through six across the county and more than 2,000 entries were received. Students were challenged to write a descriptive response in response to the question, “What is your favorite Entenmann’s product and why?”

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Winski’s essay was chosen based upon her description of the bakery’s chocolate chip cookies.

For her winning submission, Catherine received an iPod Touch with case, a stereo system and headphones.

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