THANKSGIVING ESSAYS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
December 2, 2014
THANK YOU for all of the wonderful contributions to the 2014 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.
Click on the below links to see the contibutions submitted this year from around my district.
A.A. Gates Elementary School
- Amy Bellamy
- Jami Casbarro
- Carly Chappell
- Claudia Chetney
- Brianna Coleman
- Allie Conklin
- Taylor Cuddeback
- Jacob Gallaro
- Adrianna Gallup
- Veronica Gould
- Madison Harkness
- Xavier Heath
- Hannah Jones
- Jada Kimball
- Brittan Lees
- Bradon Luste
- Gabrielle McCarthy
- Kira McLoughlin
- Julie Podolak
- Julie Podolak
- Julie Podolak
- Port Byron CSD Port Byron
- Pamela Rice
- Ashley Rooker
- Abigail Schumacher
- Jack Smith
- Britany Staring
- Ashley Todd
- Alex Ware
- Madison Weatherwax
Calvary Chapel Finger Lakes
Lincoln School
Manchester-Shortsville Elementary School
- Chenoa Baxter
- Sylvie Busch
- Nicholas Casillo
- Maddie Chase
- Maddie Chase
- Cassidy Cisco
- Cassidy Cisco
- Evan Cody
- Jordan Lynd
- Isabelle McHugh
- Isabelle McHugh
- Abigail Nilan
- Abigail Nilan
- Jarrett Pagorek
- Anna Penird
- Anna Penird
- Anna Penird
- Seth Pitkin
- Emma Shaffer
- Emma Shaffer
- Paige Sutter
- Paige Sutter
- Reanna VanAken
- Emily Whitney
Marion Elementary
Midlakes Primary
- Elisabeth Bullis
- Cheria Caraballo
- Alex Crowther
- Ava Fitzgerald
- Emma Jacobson
- Maxwell Klaehn
- Diallo Lewis
- Jeremy Myhill
- Jackson Nurse
- Riley Potter
- Destiny Robinson
- Calleigh Tiffany
- McKenna Vasquez
- Dylan White
MW Cuyler Elementary
Pal-Mac Intermediate School
Port Byron
- Brayden B
- Olivia B
- Juliana C
- Erin G
- Kaitlynn Hoover
- Myles McBride
- Marlene N.
- Johathan n/a
- Unavailable not listed
- Unavailable not listed
- Connor P
- Joshua S
- Soloman W
South Seneca Elementary School
- Sabin Arden
- Destyni Arnold
- Cameron Artley
- Jillian Babcock
- Kielee Babineaux
- Jasper Broughton-Smith
- Zackery Casey
- Anna Champion
- Damon Cooley
- Phalyn Covert
- Rebecca Covert
- Anthony DeMarco
- AJ Denmark
- Kathleen Denmark
- Heather Edington
- Matthew Elliott
- Joshua Grover
- Amber Martin
- Lillian McMillen
- Lily Metz
- Matthew Moore
- Grace Mott
- Jason Ostrowski
- Chelsea Parsons
- Brennen Richardson
- Kara Siurano
- Logan Smith
- Jack Snyder
- Macy Swank
- Sierra Swanson
- Heaven Tompkins
- Leah vonHahmann
- Leah vonHahmann