Third-graders participate in I Love Burnsville essay contest

Nearly 100 third-grade students from Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 submitted entries for the annual I Love Burnsville essay contest. 

Winners and honorable mention selections received awards and were invited to take photos with City Council representatives at a meeting on June 2.

Winners ($100 prize) and their teacher

Marlo Nelson – Mrs. Kersten, William Byrne Elementary

Olivia Ward – Ms. Zucollo, Gideon Pond Elementary

Charlotte Simmons – Ms. Zucollo, Gideon Pond Elementary

Honorable Mention winners ($50 prize) and their teacher

Vienna Miller – Ms. Zucollo, Gideon Pond Elementary

Azhar Abdi – Mrs. Traetow, Gideon Pond Elementary

James Bailey – Mrs. Kersten, William Byrne Elementary