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2009 Young Voices of America Speak Their Muse Now Open Two $75.00 First Prizes Two $50.00 Second Prizes Two $25.00 Third Prizes
Category 1 - Grades 3-6 Category 2 - Grades 7-12
New This Year: Category 3 - Grades K-2 One 1st Place Winner - $15.00 One Second Place Winner - $10.00 One Third Place Winner - $5.00
Erin McGarrity, 14, is a freshman at Merion Mercy Academy in Merion, PA to which she received a Mercy Scholarship. Her interests include reading, dancing, singing, performing, and writing. Erin received the "All-Around Academic Achievement Award" at her eighth grade graduation. She is currently interested in studying the languages of Spanish, Latin, and Japanese. Erin lives with her parents Karen and Sean McGarrity, and her ten year old brother Sean.
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