Mayor Dave Cassetti received a history lesson last Thursday at City Hall as he congratulated three winners of the Ansonia Historical Commission’s annual essay contest.
The announced winners included:
- Second Place – Jenna Davis – Assumption School
- Third Place – Mikayla Wiacek – Assumption School
The contest, in its 15th year, was open to middle school students throughout Ansonia and Assumption School. Thirty-four entries were submitted for review by Historical Commission Judges Loisann Marazzi and Chairperson Mary Gibson.
This year’s 500-word essay theme was a fictional/factual interpretation of being an eyewitness to pedal bicycle inventor Pierre Lallement, as he rode his bicycle through downtown Ansonia in 1865, his hometown.
Mayor Cassetti told the winners, “I am extremely proud of you and your accomplishments in winning these awards tonight. It tells me that you love Ansonia as much as I do.”
For their creative writing skills, each winner received a certificate and monetary award of $100/First Place, $75/Second Place & $50/Third Place.
The prize-winning essays are below.
Essays by The Valley Indy on Scribd
