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 James Sanders Jr.

Collaborative Arts Middle School

• Kiearra Philip
• Kiearra Philip

Henry Viscardi School

• Nidhi Majumder
• mahnoor mujahid

Holy Name of Mary

• Alyson Pineda
• Paige Porter

MS 138

• Cherahn Burton
• Darius Crump Jones

PS 108Q The Captain Vincent G. Fowler School

• Safiyah Gafar

PS 174 Q William Sidney Mount

• Sianna Charlemagne

PS 50 Frank Hankinson School

• Nuktadir Alam
• Imtiaz Ali
• Sufya Ali
• Neeta Autar
• Michelle Bernal
• Henry Casterlon
• Sohail Deonath
• Darriana Downer
• Zion Dunn
• Kianna Green
• Justin H.
• Vimesha Harricharran
• Ivan Ivan
• Ajay Johnson
• Naroob Kaur
• Isabella Lopez
• N/A Lopez
• Juan Melendez
• Giamia Miller
• Camryn N/A
• Elyjah N/A
• Andrew Onate-Pico
• Sahdeeah Opare-Dillon
• Angelica Patino
• Jeilyn Potes
• Fatiha rahmen
• Amy Ram
• Julia Ramjitsingh
• Brandon Reyes
• Ciara Salinas
• Gurshaan Sandhu
• Rani Seejattan
• Edvin Tahay
• Tricia Tulshi
• Marlene Valerio
• Zuleyka Vargas
• Renee Willis

PS 55Q The Maure School

• Mellisa Bahadur Rohit
• Sukhmani Kaur
• Pratibha Singh

Talented and Gifted School for Young Scholars

• Sophia Ghantous