Newly elected Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor  Kim Driscoll are continuing a tradition at the State House with the help of local students. According to CBS 12 in Providence, Healey and Driscoll have launched an essay contest open to all K to 12 students in Massachusetts asking students to research and highlight a former governor who inspires them. The essay requirements include fewer than 600 words and answer questions in about a which Massachusetts Governor gives inspiration and why they should have their portrait hang in the Governor or Lieutenant Governor’s office Alongside other written requirements

Submissions are due before midnight on Friday, January 27.