Simsbury – Senator Kevin Witkos (R-8) recognized 12 Simsbury students as winners of their school essay contest sponsored by Simsbury Bank & Trust. The winning students, sixth graders from six local schools, were presented with citations from Senator Witkos during an award ceremony at Simsbury Bank and Trust on Hopemeadow St. on Monday evening.
The winning students wrote essays in response to the question: If you were a Connecticut lawmaker, what bill would you propose and why? A common theme among many of the responses was preserving the environment. A winner and runner-up was selected from each school.
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“By holding this contest, I wanted to get students thinking about state government and the role lawmakers play in shaping our community” said Sen. Witkos. “This gave students an opportunity to fully express their own observations, concerns and plans for change. I was impressed and inspired by their ideas and the way they see and interpret the world around them. These young writers surely have bright futures ahead of them all.”
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The following students were recognized on Monday:
Central School
Winner: Madison Knapp
Runner-up: Anna Cestone
The Ethel Walker School
Winner: Madeleine Pelletier
Runner-up: Maggie Dunn
Latimer Lane School
Winner: Amoya Francis
Runner-up: Kristine Dymersky
St. Mary’s School
Winner: Shayna Glazier
Runner-up: Jonathan Heiden
Squadron Line School
Winner: Caitlin Walsh
Runner-up: Samantha Dupree
Tootin’ Hills School
Winner: Emily Feeney
Runner-up: Sarah Ackels
Simsbury Bank & Trust sponsored the event and awarded the top writers with gift cards for $25 for the runners-up and $50 for the winners. The prizes were awarded by Simsbury Bank & Trust’s CEO and President Martin Geitz, Senior Vice President Terry Boulton and Vice President Ken Sklodosky.
