2024 Lemon Grove History Essay 8th Grade Winners
2024 Winners of the 34th Annual Lemon Grove History Essay Contest Are Announced!
8th Grade Winners are: 1st, Natalie D., Vista La Mesa Academy, pupil of Mrs. Morgan; 2nd, Dominic R. Lemon Grove Academy Middle, pupil of Mr. Brookolo; 3rd Caroline N., also a pupil of Mrs. Morgan’s at Vista La Mesa Academy.
34 Years and going strong, Lemon Grove students continue to participate in great number at the annual Lemon Grove History Essay Contest!
On April 16th at the Lemon Grove City Council meeting, the winners of the 2024 Treganza History Essay Competition were announced! Our Lemon Grove third graders made a strong showing this year with 119 3rd grade students submitting entries, one of the largest submissions since Dr. Amorita Treganza launched and endowed the competition in 1990. Treganza founded the competition to help third graders learn local history and appreciate their pioneer forebears. The Lemon Grove Historical Society now sponsors the two history competitions annually for 3rd and 8th grade students from all schools within the Lemon Grove School District.
Third grade winners this year were: 1st, Omar D., 2nd Kimberly V.A., 3rd Raquel M. All three winners are pupils of Mrs. Jaboro of Monterey Heights School. Honorable Mention went to Alex T. and Erin Jade M. of Mt. Vernon School, both pupils of Mrs. Mendoza. Congratulations!
Roberta Bulling, the Education chair of LGHS has worked closely with Lemon Grove teachers and students all year to bring this important annual Lemon Grove educational event to conclusion. She prepared a lively slide show about the Parsonage Museum, a historic building packed with appealing displays about local history that was presented in each class that participated. Bulling noted ” We owe this record of hard work and inspired 3rd and 8th grade winners to the dedicate teachers in the Lemon Grove School District, and a very supportive school superintendent staff. ” I could not be more thrilled,” said Bulling. “Our judges had a very tough job in deciding the winners.
For more information, visit www.lghistorical.org or call the museum, 619-460-4353.
