New York’s Senator Announces Winners For Memorial Day Essay Contest

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SENATOR LANZA MEDIA ADVISORY – FRIDAY, MAY 15th ANNUAL 4th Grade MEMORIAL DAY ESSAY CONTEST RECOGNITION CEREMONY

Editor’s note: We’ve covered this essay contest in the past. See below for photos from the event and a full list of the winners and the schools they went to.  Several private and parochial schools were represented in the list, including St. Clare’s. Another local school, Sacred Heart, previously hosted a Catholic ceremony honoring Our Lady Of Guadalupe.  

SENATOR ANDREW LANZA HOSTS ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY ESSAY CONTEST
Senator Lanza sponsored his annual Memorial Day Essay Contest to award 4th grade students across Staten Island for the exemplary work that they demonstrated within their essays. The essay topic for this year is “What Does Memorial Day Mean to Me?”
Fourth grade students from schools throughout Staten Island took part in this annual essay contest where each essay submission required 150 to 175 words on their own thoughts regarding what Memorial Day means to them. Teachers sent their students’ completed essays to the office of Senator Lanza where winners were selected from each participating school. Those selected were recognized at a ceremony on Friday, May 15, 2026, at P.S 56 at 4PM.

Senator Lanza Memorial Day Essay Contest ceremony. Image Credit – Senator Lanza

The 2026 “What Memorial Day Means To Me” essay winners are:
 
School
Name
P.S. 1
Brynn Murnane
P.S. 5
Isabel Paulos
P.S. 6
William Zanelli
P.S. 8
Mia Rivelli
P.S. 11
Amelia Ramos
P.S. 19
Lady Hernandez
P.S. 21
Valerie Perez Orea
P.S. 22
Ryan Mario Ruiz
P.S./I.S. 26
Yanlyena Zheng
P.S. 29
Enaya Kuriakose
P.S. 29
Davlat Normurodov
P.S. 30
Christopher Kotsis
P.S. 36
Olivia Papandrea
P.S. 37
Hunter Evins
P.S. 38
Andy Huang
P.S. 45
Fiona Hyland
P.S. 54
Dulanya Yapa
P.S. 55
Juliana Acaba
P.S. 56
Nora Eltayeb
P.S. 56
Kyle Saryian
P.S. 57
Crystal Morales
P.S. 58
Evan Eltawahy
P.S. 58
Nino Leonidze
P.S. 62
David Zemtsov
P.S. 65
Aranza Mendoza
P.S. 68
Francine Lewis
P.S. 68
Belen Rodriguez
P.S. 78
Amer Fadel
Academy of Saint Dorothy
Theresa Florio
James P. Murphy Staten Island Preparatory School – AHRC NYC
Gabriel English
New World Preparatory Charter School
Sophia Ballesteros
Notre Dame Academy Elementary School
Vivian Ornstein
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Rosa DeLessio
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Adriana German
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Patrick McEvoy
Our Lady Queen of Peace
Emily Bosso
Our Lady Queen of Peace
Montague “Monty” Taylor
Our Lady Star of the Sea
Michael Cheng
Our Lady Star of the Sea
Vincent Galante
Our Lady Star of the Sea
Anthony Saulle
Saint Ann School
Dominic Plaza
Saint Ann School
Vincenzo Ruggiero
Saint Clare School
Salvatore Russo
Saint Joseph Hill Academy
Aliette DiStefano
Saint Patrick’s School
Rocco Intoccia
Saint Teresa – Saint Rita STREAM Academy
Joseph Arnone
Saint Teresa – Saint Rita STREAM Academy
Caylan Kagaoan
Saint Teresa – Saint Rita STREAM Academy
Madison Shearin
Staten Island Academy
Charlie Martin
The Michael J. Petrides School
Yara Atta

Senator Lanza Memorial Day Essay Contest ceremony. Image Credit – Senator Lanza

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