A number of ILS students competed in this year’s Consortium for Classical Lutheran Education (CCLE) Penmanship/Calligraphy contests.

The CCLE penmanship competition was open to students of CCLE-accredited schools and classical Lutheran homeschools. Younger students (ages 4 to 9) were eligible to participate in either the Print or Cursive Categories, writing out Ephesians 1:3 on lined paper. Students ages 10 through 18 were eligible to participate in the Calligraphy Categories, which included both lettering only and illuminated.

Manuscript and Cursive entries were evaluated based on legibility, neatness, shape/slant/connections, spacing, and size. The Calligraphy entries were evaluated on legibility of lettering style & neatness, consistency of letter formations, spacing & size, aesthetic appearance, and creativity of illumination.

Congratulations to the following ILS students for their recognition in this year’s contest!

Print Ages 4-5 Category:

Grand Prize: Landon A.
Runner-Up: Catherine H.

Print Ages 6-7 Category:

Grand Prize: Claudia D.
Runner-Up: Joelene R.

Cursive Ages 8-9 Category:

Runner-Up: Riette R.

Calligraphy Black Lettering Category:

Grand Prize: Erika A.
Runner-Up: Ingrid A.

Calligraphy Illuminated Category:

Grand Prize: Evangeline H.
Runner-Up: Charlotte H.