Moorhead 5th-grader is ahead of the curve as state winner in national cursive handwriting contest Esther Hansen, a fifth-grade student at Park Christian School, was recently named a state winner in a national handwriting competition. Written By: Robin Huebner | × Esther Hansen, a fifth grader at Park Christian School in Moorhead, was named the best cursive writer among students at all private schools in Minnesota as part of the Zaner-Bloser handwriting competition. She was a participant in the national competition. David Samson / The Forum MOORHEAD, Minn. — Esther Hansen, a fifth-grader at Park Christian school in Moorhead, takes great pride in her handwriting, having learned to form her letters deliberately and neatly over the years.