West Chicago Honors
Frosty Fest Essay Contest Winners
West Chicago, Illinois:
November 30, 2007 – Holiday excitement came early to four West
Chicago elementary schools when City of West Chicago Mayor Michael
Kwasman paid a visit to announce the winners of a City sponsored
essay contest and to extend a personal invitation to each to help
him light the official tree in downtown West Chicago at tomorrow’s
Frosty Fest celebration.
The following students submitted award winning
essays for their age category on the theme of
My
Favorite Things about West Chicago:
Grades 1 & 2:
Robert Fortelka – Turner School
Grades 3 & 4:
Stephen Burns – St. Mary’s School
Grades 5 & 6:
John Maguire – Wegner School
The essays, which are posted on the City website, (Link: 2007 Favorite Things Essay - PDF - 16k) included favorite things, places and people such as train history
and the City Museum, architecture, foliage, Fireman Lee, Police
Officer Leo and Taystee Freeze ice-cream. “We learned a great deal
about a wide range of favorites from all the students that
participated and we value each one of them. Our students are our
City’s future,” said Mayor Kwasman.
Among the many wonderful sentiments expressed in
the essays received by the City, Wegner School student John Maguire
may have summed it up best when he wrote: “None of these things
compare to the generous people in West Chicago. Some are so kind
they’ll help you when you need another quarter, or dollar. Then
there is the plain kindness. When you fall, they pick you up, and
when you ask, they answer. These people are so great, nowhere else
in this world could you find a kinder group of people. I believe the
people are the best part of West Chicago.”
The contest was a new element of the annual Frosty
Fest event, presented by the City of West Chicago and the West
Chicago Park District, which is scheduled for Saturday, December 1,
2007 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. The seasonal celebration takes place
downtown and includes a Frosty Procession, grand tree lighting,
visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, reindeer games and crafts, local
music groups, live reindeer and more. For a complete schedule, download: 2007 Frosty Fest Schedule (PDF - 111k).
Links:
2007 Favorite Things Essay (PDF - 16k)
2007 Frosty Fest Schedule (PDF - 111k)
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