Thanksgiving Essays and Contributions

Dear Participant, 

Thank you for your wonderful contribution to the Thanksgiving Day Creative Celebration. 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 Lee M. Zeldin

Bay Elementary

• Katharine Ford
• Willamina Pertell

Brentwood North Middle School

• Justine Arvelo
• Levander Hall
• Julius Lorenzi
• George Marmol
• Leslie Pagan
• Steven Villegas

Brentwood South Middle School

• Elijah Latham

Bretton Woods

• Jordan Conter
• Thanmai Kathuroju
• Gabriella Misciagna
• Madison O'Connor
• Emma Ortiz

Bretton Woods Elementary School

• Jake Ahearn
• Jake Ahearn
• Joseph Andriano
• John Anthony Augusta
• Johnny Augusta
• Daniel Banks
• Brandan Blanco
• Dia Boddu
• Brianna Bullard
• Alex Buzzanca
• Joseph D'Amico
• Alexa Fastag
• Andrew Giordano
• Amelia Helmke
• Danielle Ingrassia
• Gianna Kondracki
• Joseph LoVerde
• Juliana MacQuarrie
• Mikey Manta
• Giovanna Mazzini-Torres
• Veronica Mosad
• Amy Munro
• Amy Munro
• Kelly Podmore
• Sienna Sacco
• Sahishnu Sagiraju
• Alex Seltzer
• Jonathan Singh
• Kevin Zembrzycki

Cherry Ave. Elm.

• James Bayne
• Kayanna Kelsey-Jones
• Casey Malone
• Isabel Malone
• Juliet Willsen
• Natsha Yajadda

E.J. Bosti

• Alexa Kalwiss

Early Childhood Center

• Sean Grabowski
• Katelyn Reyes
• Frank Troes

East Islip Middle School

• Emily Alexander

ESL

• jemmy moran
• maria sorto

Hauppauge High School

• YAMINI KATHUROJU
• Yamini Kathuroju

Holy Angels Regional School

• Adrian Aguilar
• Anthony Auciello
• Steven Badamo
• Jasmine Bryant
• Samantha Calandra
• Samantha Calandra
• Devin Coleman
• Patrick Cross
• Jennifer Furman
• Jocelyn Furman
• PAIGE fURMAN
• Alexa Graziano
• Krista Graziano
• Sarah Graziano
• Andres A Guevara
• Natasha Jaeger
• Noah Lawrence
• Gabrielle LoPiccolo
• Gabrielle LoPiccolo
• Theresa McGiff
• Emma Mingot
• Michaela Mowat
• Jesse Paloscio
• olivia paloscio
• Brandon Pemberton
• Carlie Potabi
• Alexander M Rizzi
• William Romano
• Francesca Rossi
• Ciarra Saliba
• Samantha Schmutz
• Jacquelyn Scollan
• Emily Siino
• Anthony Simon
• bella spadaro
• Gianna Sparacino
• Charles St Hilaire
• Catherine St.Hilaire
• Daphne Stavropoulos
• Daphne Stavropoulos
• Catherine Grace Tinti
• Connor Torrens
• Olivia Tyniec
• Jay Velasquez
• Esmé Warmuth

John S Hobart

• Jacqueline Cabrera
• Samira Sheikh
• Kiyani Talbert
• Haley Weingartner

Moriches Elementary School

• Kyle Dobrie

Pines Elementary School

• SAVVY DUSAD
• Brendan Graf
• Abigail Jung
• Stephen Jung
• Yashmita Logaraj
• Colin Terracciano

South Middle School

• Sire Adison
• Stephanie Alvarez
• Nicholas Atherely
• Safiyatu Barry
• Brian Bohlman
• Megan Bohlman
• kiara brown
• kiara brown
• Krystina Comrie
• Krystina Comrie
• kenia flores
• Jhony Fuentes
• Ismael Hernandez
• Ismael Hernandez
• Alan Houston
• Nellely Lopez
• JEMMY MORAN
• Kara Nickel
• keiry nunez
• gissell pena
• gissell pena
• steve reinoso
• Jelisse Rivera
• danissa romero
• Luis Rosario
• john salinas
• mariselys sanchez
• Lucyneth Santos

William Floyd Elementary

• Rachel Somers