Essay Contest Winners
2011
Winners of the 2011 Essay Contest sponsored by the Costa Mesa Library Foundation were announced at an awards dinner October 20th at the Captain’s Table at Orange Coast College. With the theme “My Favorite Book”, first place in the 5-6th grade category went to Arielle Esparza from Victoria School. She won $100 for her essay on “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. Runner up Victoria Madrid of Paularino School won $50 for her essay on “Romeo and Juliet”.
In the 7-8th grade category, the winner was Kinani Asuega of Costa Mesa Middle School with her essay on “The Giving Tree”. She won $100. Runner up, Jocelyn Vidal from TeWinkle Middle School won $50 for her essay on “Charlotte Web”.
Also present at the awards dinner were students from Rose Anne Kings OCC architectural class who had on display colorful posters inspired by the winning essays.
This is the second annual essay contest sponsored by the Costa Mesa Library Foundation whose mission is to expand existing library services and build a new state-of-the-art central library in the city.
2010
In fall 2010, the Costa Mesa Library Foundation offered eligible Costa Mesa students and their teachers cash prizes for their answer to two important questions:
“What do you want to see as part of a new library?”
| 1st and 2nd place winners were announced in November and you can see their essays here: | |
Middle Grade Winner, Sylvia Catania |
Middle Grade Runner up, Christopher Hutchinson: |
2010 Essay Winner, Maddie Baldikoski
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2010 Essay Runner Up, Oliver Ressler |
An award ceremony at OCC’s Captain’s Table was held to honor our winners. Here are some pictures from the event:
 Essay Winners with CMLF President, Kevin Coon and Vice President, Barbara Steck |
 Essay Winners at Awards Reception |
In addition to the CMLF hosted awards banquet, our essay winners were also acknowledged at the December city council meeting. Three of our winners were on hand for the photo op (pictures to come).