Health & Fitness
PROUD TO BE FROM POTTSTOWN – PART IV
(This is the final chapter in a series of excerpts from student writings submitted to the annual McDonald’s Writing Contest)
Pottstown School District conducted its annual writing award contest sponsored by the local McDonald’s restaurants. Students from kindergarten through eighth grade competed in the annual essay contest which this year had as its theme “Proud to be from Pottstown.” Students expressed their pride in their town, school, their friends, teachers, parents, and themselves.
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Rupert Elementary Principal Matt Moyer, who serves as the coordinator of the annual event, said, “Our partnership with the McDonald’s restaurants has helped our students develop a greater understanding of writing techniques and has given them reason to do thoughtful thinking. This year’s topic allowed students the ability to show why they are proud of their home town.”
Marcia Graham, speaking on behalf of herself and her husband Bruce who are the owner/operators of the local McDonald’s restaurants, said, “We are always energized by reading the student essays and are glad to play a small role in helping to develop the skills that they will need to become successful adults. Their expressions of pride in our community reaffirm our belief that we are proud to be from Pottstown.”
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The following are the expressions of “Pottstown Pride” from Pottstown Middle School sixth, seventh, and eighth grade award winners:
· Megan Weller – Grade 6 – I’m proud of my community. We help the homeless and less fortunate get back on their feet. Some towns don’t care about other people and worry only about themselves unlike Pottstown. I am also proud of my community because we support local businesses. I am proud of Pottstown Middle School because we have a clean environment. Our principal, staff, and students work very hard to keep it this way. One day in the future after we graduate from high school, we will be able to go to college and then get a promising and successful job. I am proud of myself because of all of the life lessons I have learned here. I have learned to always be respectful and friendly to others.
Emily Jerdon – Grade 7 – In our community we have many kind people and families. Pottstown is a very family-oriented community. We host major annual holiday parades and on High Street from May through September there is a car show on the first Saturday on every month. I am proud of my school because it offers a quality environment for students to learn. The middle school provides an afterschool program that allows students to work on homework, get extra help if needed, and do other fun activities. They then transport you home and it is all free. I am proud of myself because I have kept my grades up and have made high honors since fourth grade and have been accepted into the National Junior Honor Society. I am proud of our music program that I have been a part of since fourth grade and now I am the captain of the basketball cheerleading squad.
· Randall Jackson – Grade 8 – Pottstown is a small town, but the people in our community want us to be all that we can possibly be. They offer up organizations to help people get a better education and be more successful. Our community has a college that we can go to and a library that provides us with information. We have donations that go to our school so that we can buy more advanced technology like SmartBoards and laptops. There are many special trips that we can take to help improve our understanding of our community. I am proud of all these things and I am proud of the fact that I possess a good sense of humor and really don’t get annoyed. I am usually in a good mood and am always willing to show my pride.
