Be Kind to Animals Week
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National Be Kind to Animals Week is dedicated to raising awareness about treating animals with kindness and respect. The APF celebrated this special week with our 10th Annual Children's Essay and Poster contest. The theme for 2012 was"Don't be a Bully! It's Cool to be Kind to Animals." 40 winners were selected from over 800 entries. Pictutred below are the winners from the awards reception held May 7 at Proctors. Congratulations - great job!
The 2012 Winners are:
Grade 5 Essay
1st Place Madeleine Festin, Orenda Elementary School, Clifton Park
2nd Place Michelle Clarkin, Orenda Elementary School, Clifton Park
3rd Place Nic DeMichele, Pashley Elementary School, Burnt Hills
Grade 4 Essay
1st Place Colin Dane Ingraham, Guilderland Elementary School, Guilderland
2nd Place Hannah Cantz, Moreau Elementary School, Moreau
3rd Place Lina Morse, New Scotland Elementary School, Albany
Honorable Mention Meghan Clark, Schuylerville Elementary School, Schuylerville
Grade 3 Essay
1st Place Rachael Heckathorn, Glencliff Elementary School, Rexford
2nd Place Tiaree Boyd, William C. Keane Elementary School, Schenectady
3rd Place Abigail Rose Gonzalez, Arongen Elementary School, Clifton Park
Honorable Mention Kyle DeMania, Arongen Elementary School, Clifton Park
Grade 2 Essay
1st Place Morgan Grimmer, HL Bradt Primary, Schenectady
2nd Place Victoria Ines, Arongen Elementary School, Clifton Park
3rd Place Cadence Keefe, Van Corlaer Elementary School, Schenectady
Honorable Mention Shayne Vaccaro, Arongen Elementary School, Clifton Park
Grade 1 Essay
1st Place Erin Satterlee, Jefferson Elementary School, Rotterdam
2nd Place Abeer Gill, Blessed Sacrament, Albany
3rd Place Mahogany Gause, Blessed Sacrament, Albany
Grade 5 Poster
1st Place Joshua Phanisharaine, Van Corlaer Elementary School, Schenectady
2nd Place Evan Griffin, Craig Elementary, Niskayuna
3rd Place Grace Koetzle, Pashley Elementary School, Burnt Hills
Honorable Mention Heavenly Beougher, Tecler Arts in Education Magnet School, Amsterdam
Grade 4 Poster
1st Place Emma Mitchell, Pashley Elementary School, Burnt Hills
2nd Place Kirsty Ihenta, St. Thomas the Apostle School, Delmar
3rd Place Abby Shea, Charlton Heights Elementary School, Charlton
Honorable Mention Jake Tashman, Pashley Elementary School, Burnt Hills
Grade 3 Poster
1st Place John Milham, Arongen Elementary School, Clifton Park
2nd Place Carly Dell, Rosendale School, Niskayuna
3rd Place Mikella Walker, William C. Keane Elementary School, Schenectady
Honorable Mention Craig Miller, Arongen Elementary School, Clifton Park
Honorable Mention Cameron Leonard, Arongen Elementary School, Clifton Park
Grade 2 Poster
1st Place Sydney Bangs, Orenda Elementary School, Clifton Park
2nd Place Harang Kim, Arongen Elementary School, Clifton Park
3rd Place Evan Curcio, Van Corlaer Elementary School, Schenectady
Honorable Mention Sarena Lomnes, Waterford-Halfmoon Elementary School, Waterford
Grade 1 Poster
1st Place Justina Spezza, Jefferson Elementary School, Rotterdam
2nd Place Megan Keyes, Shatekon Elementary School, Clifton Park
3rd Place Javon Spotts, St. Helen’s Catholic Elementary, Schenectady
Honorable Mention Pandera Moore, Tecler Arts in Education Magnet School, Amsterdam
Honorable Mention Nyjia Williams, Yates Arts in Education Magnet School, Schenectady
