7 year old handless girl wins handwriting contest

anaya Ellicks

According to BBC, Ellick beat up 50 other competitors to get the special-needs category prize at the National handwriting contest. This category rewards students with an intellectual, physical or developmental disability. The beautiful young girl who is from Chesapeake in Virginia, does not use artificial limbs. Instead, Ellick stands to get the proper angle, holding a pencil between her arms. Her principal, Tracy Cox from Greenbrier Christian Academy, described her as an “inspiration.” “She does not let anything get in the way of doing what she has set out to do. She is a hard worker and has some of the best handwriting in her class,” Cox said. Competition director, Kathleen Wright, told ABC News that her “writing sample was comparable to someone who had hands.” Sponsors of the contest Zaner-Bloser said they planned to award each student $1,000 (£690). What an inspiration!