Congratulations to North Elementary students who recently received awards for their works of poetry.
The awards were sponsored by the Illinois TESOL-Bilingual Education organization as part of its 22nd annual Elementary Education Poetry Contest for English language learners and bilingual students in grades 2-5. On March 21, students, teachers, and families attended a special Zoom ceremony to recognize the awardees.
All students who were recognized received a certificate and a book for their award-winning poem.
Congratulations to:
Third Grade
Jesus Damian Peña Samaniego
First Place in Bio Poem Category
Teacher: Ms. Garcia
Isabella Beltran Nuñez
Second Place in Bio Poem Category
Teacher: Ms. Pragides
Fourth Grade
Kylie Velasquez-Vasquez
Second Place in Bio Poem Category
Teacher: Mrs. Raguay
Fifth Grade
Victor Grajales Cervantes
First Place in Diamante Poem Category
Teacher: Mrs. Kuenstler
Diego Peña Samaniego
First Place in Bio Poem Category
Teacher: Mrs. Kuenstler
Melissa Castañeda
Second Place in Bio Poem Category
Teacher: Mrs. Kuenstler
Thank you to our North teachers who encourage student creativity, as well as EL Resource Specialist Margaret Gigous and Bilingual Paraprofessional Elvira Aguilar.
Well done, Penguin poets!
