A Winning Holiday Card

A third-grader’s drawing gets the senator’s attention and leads to a pizza party at Belmonte STEAM Academy

Fiorella Moreira had to be the most popular third-grader at Belmonte STEAM Academy last week – at least among the students in Jennifer Nicolo’s third-grade class. Mrs. Nicolo’s class was one of many throughout the area participating in state Sen. Brendan P. Crighton’s (D-Lynn) annual holiday card contest, and Fiorella’s drawing wound up winning. Crighton made it the cover of his holiday card, which went out to more than 1,000 recipients.

Last week (Jan. 13), the senator rewarded the student by throwing a pizza party in her classroom. “Students were able to have a question and answer session with him as well,” Mrs. Nicolo said. “A great day for all!”

The senator has been hosting the special holiday contest for several years.