Thanksgiving Day Creative Celebration
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,
Alexis Weik
Student Submissions
| Sort descending School | Grade | Student name | Submission | Submission year |
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| John F Kennedy Elementary School, Elementary, East Islip, 11730 | 3rd Grade | Hannah Cristiano |
Hannah Cristiano's 2025 submission.pdf
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| John F Kennedy Elementary School, Elementary, East Islip, 11730 | 5th Grade | Antonia Umana plazas |
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| Timber Point Elementary School, Elementary, East Islip, 11730 | 1st Grade | Emma Cristiano |
Emma Cristiano's 2025 submission.pdf
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2024 Submissions
Babylon Elementary School, Elementary, Babylon, 11702
Paul J Bellew Elementary School, Elementary, West Islip, 11795
2nd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
West Sayville Christian School, Elementary, West Sayville, 11796
4th Grade
6th Grade
- Alex Canosa (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
- Lucas Mcglone (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
- Kylee Milian (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
- Josephine Hlavac (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
- Jeremy Jones (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
- Madison McMullen (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
- Darius Tullon (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
7th Grade
- Nicholas Melendez (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
- Donnabella McMullen (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
- Samyra Arrastia Robinson (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
- Ben Hlavac (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
8th Grade
- Joi Seals (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
- Gabriel Falcon (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)