2020 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 community, 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,
Fred Akshar
2020 Submissions
5th Grade
Addison Cease an essay (pdf)
Alexander Merrin-Robinson an essay (pdf)
Annalena Dozoretz an essay (pdf)
Chelsea Stoeckel an essay (pdf)
DellaRae Dayton an essay (pdf)
Deziree Garrigan an essay (pdf)
Laurence Salisbury an essay (pdf)
Matthew Vanderpool an essay (pdf)
Samantha Hill an essay (pdf)
Savannah Murray an essay (pdf)
Savannah Tucker an essay (pdf)
Sawyer Beeman an essay (pdf)
Sophia Kholod an essay (pdf)
6th Grade
Lucas Baierlein a work of art (jpg)
5th Grade
Julia Blinn a work of art (pdf)
6th Grade
Anthony Ludlam a work of art (pdf)
Hunter Short a work of art (pdf)
Stanley Winnick a work of art (pdf)
Valeria Polanco-Gil a work of art (pdf)
4th Grade
Charlotte and Emma a work of art (jpg)
Kindergarten
4th Grade
Alex Presta an essay (pdf)
Da'Maurion Davis an essay (pdf)
JaLayah Evans an essay (pdf)
Makyra Mckenzie an essay (pdf)
Marshall DuVaul an essay (pdf)
6th Grade
Stacey a poem (pdf)
Kindergarten
Charlotte W a work of art (jpg)
Chloe S a work of art (jpg)
Dani d a work of art (jpg)
1st Grade
Uri E a work of art (jpg)
Zelda S a work of art (jpg)
Zelda S a work of art (jpg)
2nd Grade
Philip F a work of art (jpg)
3rd Grade
Icah a work of art (jpg)
Moussia S a work of art (jpg)
Shterny C a work of art (jpg)
4th Grade
Jailyn B a work of art (jpg)
5th Grade
Aviva K a work of art (jpg)
Shari Y a work of art (jpg)
Thea Y a work of art (jpg)
5th Grade
Christian Davis a work of art (jpg)
hunter a work of art (png)
Kiara Neal an essay (pdf)
Reannon Braman a work of art (pdf)
3rd Grade
Madison Kinzman a work of art (jpeg)
5th Grade
Chloe Smith a work of art (pdf)
Clara Welch a work of art (jpg)
Jenna McEvoy a work of art (jpg)
Leah Clark a work of art (jpg)
Macey Shaw a work of art (jpg)
1st Grade
John Tumminia a work of art (jpeg)
2nd Grade
Scarlett Tumminia a work of art (jpeg)
3rd Grade
Adrianna Naber a work of art (jpeg)
Joseph Locke a work of art (jpeg)
4th Grade
Bray Barrows a work of art (jpeg)
Jayden Rathbun a work of art (png)
Ryker Heggie a work of art (jpeg)
5th Grade
Amelia Frisbie a poem (jpg)
6th Grade
Adrienne Delmage an essay (pdf)
Alex DeWitt a work of art (docx)
Allen Winans a work of art (docx)
Elijah Bellis a work of art (docx)
Gavin Kithcart a work of art (docx)
Jaylynn Bostwick an essay (docx)
Jessie a work of art (jpg)
Natalie Engelbert a work of art (docx)
Rachel Carter a work of art (docx)
Skyler Nelson an essay (pdf)
Vanessa Tunnicliff an essay (pdf)
5th Grade
Aiden Niles-Brown an essay (pdf)
Andrew Gould an essay (pdf)
Audrey Christensen an essay (pdf)
Ava McGlynn an essay (pdf)
Eli Green an essay (pdf)
Emuna Lissy an essay (pdf)
Grant Cutting an essay (docx)
Kevin Middendorf an essay (pdf)
Laveen Halit an essay (pdf)
Michael Wong an essay (pdf)
Mohammad Merkhan an essay (pdf)
Olivia Leach an essay (pdf)
Robin Flint an essay (pdf)
Rowan McCollum a poem (pdf)
Shamiiqa Theophile an essay (pdf)
Talya Suleiman an essay (pdf)
Tyler Hayes an essay (pdf)
6th Grade
Aiden Reynolds an essay (docx)
Allie Benjamin an essay (docx)
Austin Burns an essay (docx)
Ava Heath an essay (docx)
Collin Wheeler an essay (docx)
Kayden Thompson an essay (docx)
Maddox Montanye an essay (docx)
Madyson Briggs an essay (docx)
Nico Rae an essay (docx)
Taylor Stark an essay (docx)
Trent VanDyke an essay (docx)
Whitney Snyder an essay (docx)