This year’s theme, “This is My Time,” brought in over 600 entries from K-12th grade Bay Area students of all backgrounds and ethnicities. Students submitted art, essays and videos sharing the challenges they and their family and community have faced over the last year and their dreams for a post-pandemic future. This year’s best in class and honorable mention winners include remarkable students of Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Taiwanese and other ethnic backgrounds. Each Best in Class winner shared their thoughts and inspirations about their winning entry below.
Lance Lew Grand Prize Winner: Yanni Zhong, Best in Class, Art 9-12
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A Stonington fifth grader was sworn in with others at a ceremony last week. (Patch graphic)
STONINGTON, CT A Stonington student was sworn in to serve in the Connecticut Kid Governor s cabinet at a ceremony Friday, according to a statement. Claire Li, a fifth-grader at West Vine School in Stonington, was sworn in during a virtual inauguration ceremony from Connecticut s Old State House.
Reese Naughton of Southington was the winner of the election and will be sworn in as the 2021 Connecticut Kid Governor. Houda and Reese will take the oath of office from Secretary of the State Denise Merrill.
Published January 24. 2021 10:20PM
Stonington A fifth-grader student at West Vine School was sworn in Friday as a member of the Kid Governor’s Cabinet during a virtual inauguration ceremony.
Claire Li was sworn in along with other members of the Cabinet and Reese Naughton of Southington who was the winner of the election to be the 2021 Connecticut Kid Governor. Li took the oath of office from Secretary of the State Denise Merrill.
Li then participated in a news conference, answering questions submitted by fellow fifth graders and participated in a virtual educational program on the three branches of state government. The Cabinet will spend the year working to achieve their campaign goals and will meet regularly.