The Board of Education congratulates the winners of the Andrew J. Stern Memorial Essay Contest. This annual contest honors East Rockaway Class of 1978 alumni Andrew Stern who was killed during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. It is run by members of the Stern family who attended the meeting and presented the awards.
The contest winners:
Kirsten Carman (high school category)
Nathan Jaramillo (junior high school category)
Ava Dauro (elementary school category)
Each year, students are asked to submit an essay based on a specific topic or reflection relating to 9/11. This year the question was “if you were a teacher, what are the three most important things that you would teach your students about 9/11?”
The presentation was livestreamed on the BOE website. You can watch the presentation and hear the students read their essays below.
Date Added: 1/20/2023