LES students earn their pen licenses

From left, fifth graders Cheyenne Viar, Egypt Boyd and Eden Ginsburg show their accomplishment. Photo courtesy of Lancaster County Public Schools

According to teacher Jill Lottes, fifth graders at Lancaster Elementary School (LES) made their first attempt at earning their pen license in December, a recognition of mastery in both manuscript (print) and cursive handwriting and being able to sign their full names in cursive, all of which are SOL requirements for fifth grade.

As an incentive toward this goal, students are eligible to sit for the pen license exam three times during the year. If successful, they….

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