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PMS Students Recognized In State Essay Contest

Pelham Middle School 8th graders were recognized in the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials Essay Contest.

PELHAM, NY - From Pelham School District: Twenty-three Pelham Middle School 8th graders were recognized in the annual New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials Essay Contest. In the contest, 1,300 8th graders across the state write and submit essays based on the prompt, “If I were Mayor, I would…” and explain what they want to do, why they want to do it, and how they are going to undertake such action.

Earning Honorable Mentions (advancing to the final round of judging) were: Ellery McSpedon, Charlie
Gutch, Stephen Liaskos, and Jack Meyer.

Earning Certificates of Participation (advancing to the second round of judging) were: Katherine Elliott,
Daniel Johnston, James Findikyan, Maya Spunberg, Ava Anderson, Samantha Rainero, Harrison Giglio,
Daniel Meneses, Risa Schloyer, Emma Spencer, Caroline Michailoff, Charlotte Nanda, Grace Condon, Carrie Dudek, Brenna Rini, Kate Loughran, Viren Maira, Frankie Cipriano, and Ulysses Conrad.

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