Virginia first grader Anaya Ellick, 7, has such good handwriting, she
beat out 50 other youngsters from around the country to win a national handwriting contest.
If that's not impressive enough, Little Anaya was born without hands.
"There is truly very little that this girl cannot do," principal Tracy Cox of Greenbrier Christian Academy in Chesapeake
said, noting it was her idea to have Anaya enter the
competition, which is open to students in kindergarten to eighth grade.
Anaya uses her forearms to write, opting to forgo prostheses.
"She is a hard worker," Cox said. "She is determined. She is independent. She is a vivacious and a no-excuses type of young lady."
Anaya's penmanship was submitted in the category that encourages the
participation of students with cognitive delays, or intellectual,
physical or developmental disabilities.
This category is judged by a team of occupational therapists, and the
winner is awarded the Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellence in
Penmanship.
Cox said, "She truly has some of the neatest hardworking in her class.” Anaya's peers treat her no differently than other students, and she keeps up with them,
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