Cy-Fair - Cypress, Texas News
Posted March 31, 2009
Black Elementary School fifth-grade student Jessica Ullrich was selected as one of 200 winners nationwide for Scholastic Book Clubs’ “Dear Mister President” contest, in which she submitted a
one-page letter to President Barack Obama.
Ullrich’s letter was chosen from among 15,000 entries, which came from all over the country and spoke to a broad range of questions and concerns on the minds of America’s students. The winners, ranging from grades 2-6, were chosen based on clarity and originality of thought.
For winning, Ullrich will receive a 10-book Presidential Library from Scholastic Book Clubs.
The following is an excerpt from Ullrich’s letter:
“Your education ideas seem very well thought out and effective. My favorite idea of yours is to give teachers a higher salary. Being in fifth grade and getting to meet many elementary school teachers helped me understand how hard they work and how, without their support and effort we wouldn’t be what we are today.”
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