Ansonia commission applauds essay contest winners

Ansonia Mayor David S. Cassetti congratulates Assumption School seventh grader Jordyn Davis. / Contributed photo

ANSONIA - "I want to thank the Historical Society for another successful year in putting the essay contest together again, Mayor David S. Cassetti said earlier this week. "This year the Historical Commission received over 40 student entries and I am proud of them all.”

"The Historical Commission fosters the importance of our city’s history and educates students.     I am thrilled with the commitment of our students to spend the time to learn the history and write essays for this contest," Cassetti said. 

For more than 10 years the Historical Commission has assigned different themes for the essay contests. These themes give students a chance to learn and gain the city’s importance of its history. This year students were asked to write about Pork Hollow.
The student essays were all numbered and their names remained anonymous to the judges.
One person knows which student is assigned to which number and as the two judges go through all the essays, they pick the top three best “numbered students.”
Winners were selected based upon their accuracy, in depth of history, and individuality.

Congratulations to the top three winners; Jordyn Davis, Liam Hines, and Matthew Torres.

The honorable mention winners were Joshua Proctor, Gillian Nemec, and Jonathan Abate all of Assumption School.

“Parents, you should be proud of your student efforts and I thank you for encouraging your children to learn about Ansonia," Cassetti said.
"A special thanks goes to Kathleen Molner, Principal of Assumption School, and Amy O’Brien, Ansonia Middle School principal, for their cooperation in the contest," Cassetti said.

This is a press release from Mayor David S. Cassetti's office.