Jake's school did an "essay" contest for Earth Day. Students in grades K-8 wrote about the environment in one form another. Jake's essay is to the left and is about squirrels of all things! The top 15 from each grade level were recognized with certificates of achievement and then the top three won prizes.
We were notified by the PTA on Tuesday that Jake was in the top 15 so we planned to go to the school assembly on Thursday for the award presentation. We found out Wed. night that Jake won one of the three top awards, but weren't told which one.
Jake wasn't told that he was in the running, as we were asked to keep it a secret from the kids. So on Thursday afternoon Nana, Brian, and I met Jake at his assembly and we watched as the 15 Kindergarten finalists were called up to the stage. The principal had two middle school drummers there to do a drum roll as he announced the third place winner, second place, winner, and first place winner. Jake won 2nd place!
The assembly continued and did the same thing for grades 1-4, reading each winning essay aloud. It was really cool to see him shine in this area. He was completely surprised and I think a little in awe that he had won. His prize pack was a "Movie Night" theme with a family size pizza, 2 liter bottle of soda, popcorn, 2 movie rentals, and a five dollar gift card (all from our local restaurant, "The Merc"). He is so excited to plan our family night with his winnings.
When Brian and I told him how proud we were of him he said, "I'm proud of myself, too! I didn't think I did that good. I can't believe I won!"
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