BIDDEFORD — A Biddeford Intermediate School student has won third place in the 2016 Count ME In student poster contest to promote student attendance.
Ella Berard, 8, won with her drawing, “When I Go to School, I Feel Happy to Learn.”
The contest is held annually to prevent the negative educational effects of chronic absenteeism, which the Count ME In partnership defines as missing 18 or more days of school.
Berard’s poster was chosen out of more than 100 submissions from students, and she received a copy of the poster at the Intermediate School on Monday.
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