Motavalli appeared on The Bob Edward Show in late March to read “Find a Good Frog,” a story about taking a her mother’s advice to take optimistic approach to life. At her teacher’s advice, she submitted it to the “This I Believe” series, which selected her to read the piece for a national broadcast.
“Delia is an exceptional writer,” Warde headmaster James Coyne told the Board of Education on Tuesday. “And she debunks the myth that teenagers never listen to their parents.”
You can listen to Motavalli read her essay here.
CORRECTION: This story originally misspelled Delia's last name.
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