BRENHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ‘BEST PLACE TO BE’ ESSAY CONTEST

  

Sixteen 5^th grade Gateway students at Brenham Middle School recently competed in an essay hosted by the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum Education Department.

The “Best Place to Be” essay contest was put on for students in grades 4-12, who were tasked with authoring an original literary nonfiction essay about their favorite place and the impact it makes on them.

Students researched, analyzed and used critical thinking processes, and also conducted factual research and interviews while considering aspects and issues of their best place.

Students who placed first received a trophy and $50.  Honorable mention through second place received a trophy.  All students received a certificate.

The full list of participants and winners can be seen below.

First Place

Audrey Schaer - The Beautiful Park

Tyler McCollister - Reading With The Cows

Grace McWhorter - Softball Field Essay

Second Place

JB Schaer - The Best Place To Be

Aakash Puligundla - My Own World

Sam Guillory - My Reasons For France

Chloe Zwahr - Matagorda Beach

Dinah Grace Neil - Magnificent Mackinac

Third Place

Tyler Zschech - Frio River

Avery Gessner - By A Dog’s Side

Honorable Mention

Kingston Hall - Backyard Adventures

Joaquin Terry - The Natural World

Participation

Alexander Arnold - Dodgers Stadium Essay

Leone Hernandez - Germany

Tice Lange - Robert Lee The Best

Briley Jasinski - The Amazing Deer Lease