CURRAN PRESENTS AWARDS TO ROCKVILLE CENTRE STUDENTS IN THE 2015 FLAG DAY ART/ESSAY CONTEST

The 2015 Rockville Centre Flag Day Contest winners and honorable mentions from at Greis Park with Assemblyman Brian Curran and Rockville Centre Police Officer Nick DeLuca.

Assemblyman Brian Curran (Lynbrook-21st AD) recently honored the winners of his annual Flag Day Art and Essay contest held at Greis Park in Lynbrook.

“It is great to see so many children wanting to participate in this year’s contest. They showed the community what the American Flag means to them,” said Curran. “We had roughly 400 students participate in this year’s contest! I want to especially thank our veterans who willingly gave up their morning to judge this year’s contest. The patriotism and care these students exhibit are a testament to the dedication and involvement their parents, this community and our educators have in raising civically-engaged children. We all should be very proud of them.”

Schools entered in the contest included: Robert W. Carbornaro School, Brooklyn Avenue School, and William L. Buck School in Valley Stream; St. Christopher’s School in Baldwin; Centre Avenue Elementary School and St. Raymond’s School in East Rockaway; Waverly Park Elementary School, the Kindergarten Center, Marion Street Elementary School, Our Lady of Peace School, and West End Elementary School in Lynbrook; Davison Avenue Intermediate School and Our Lady of Lourdes School in Malverne; St. Thomas the Apostle School in West Hempstead; and William S. Covert Elementary School in Rockville Centre.

Students from kindergarten to sixth grade were eligible to enter the contest. This year’s winners from Rockville Centre included: Third Grade Winner Haylee Ellwood and Third Grade Honorable Mention Catie Dolan, from William S. Covert Elementary School.

All winners received a New York State Assembly Certificate of Merit, an American Flag and a Carvel ice cream gift certificate. Assemblyman Curran has held this event every year he has been in office in the New York State Assembly.

With over 350 people, family and friends from the community attended the event to commemorate the American Flag. The ceremony featured the color guard unit from the Lynbrook VFW Post, and members of the Lynbrook American Legion, who performed the Pledge of Allegiance.

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