An 8th Grader with a Passion for Writing I have been teaching Mahesa for over a year now, and I am immensely proud of what she has accomplished. Over this time, she has progressed in many areas of writing from conciseness to academic conventions. In fact, during the past year, Mahesa was placed on the honor roll. While she is writing beyond her grade level, she has not stopped challenging herself and is now publishing her writings on the web. Mahesa wrote this between the su