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Creative Celebration
December 22, 2011
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Dear Participant,
Thank you for your wonderful contribution to the Thanksgiving Day Creative Celebration. In our first year, we received outstanding poems, essays, and artwork that exemplify the creativity of New York State’s young people.
The submissions received are remarkable in what they represent – showing gratitude and respect for family, friends, our troops fighting overseas, and many other important subjects and activities. I am humbled and honored to see such inspiring contributions in response to what is a deceptively difficult question: “What are you thankful for?”
On behalf of the New York State Senate, I would like to offer my wholehearted congratulations to all of the participants in this year’s Thanksgiving Day Creative Celebration.
Sincerely,
Senator LaValle
East Moriches Middle School
- Kaitlyn Abramski
- Matthew Batterson
- Ryan Brennan
- Sean Casey
- Bjorn Christensen
- Craig Connor
- Miranda Edwards
- Charles Fee
- Kevin Gillan
- Tyler Jacino
- Alen Muharemovic
- Christopher Olphie
- Van Passolo
- Kayla Puccio
- Kayla Puccio
- Cheyenne Salerno
- Cynthia Sguazzin
- Annie Smith
- Cassandra Smith
- Mathew Stollow
- Sara Tursi
- Angela Yu
Miller Place High School
Montauk Public School
Our Lady of Mercy Regional School
Pulaski Street School
Sag Harbor Elementary School
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
- Rafaela & Jen Messinger & Regan
Southhampton Elementary School
- Chris Cardel
- Sarah Delacruz
- Ishanti Gumbs
- David Mahoney
- Ga'Nayia Miller
- Ellis na
- Samira na
- Tonoa na
- Diego NA
- Gary Swanson
Springs School
- Sthefany Allyon
- Ethan Bennett
- Ethan Bennett
- Alex Cazho
- Alex Cazho
- Alex Cazho
- Alfredo Chavez
- Aaron Clark
- christine cleary
- Christine Cleary
- Christine Cleary
- Christine Cleary
- Christine Cleary
- Ally Friedman
- Bailey Grant
- Bailey Grant
- Karyme Hurtado
- Julia Kearney
- Erin Kennedy
- Sophie Kiembock
- Sophie Kiembock
- Pamela Pillco
- Justin Rea
- Justin Rea
- Christina Terry
- Jennifer Toledo
- Cosett Torres
- Nicholas Wyche
- Nicholas Wyche