Three Bloomfield Students Honored for Historical Essays

Three Bloomfield students in grades 5 through 8 have won awards for historical essays. 

The American History Essay Contest was sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution and asked elementary school students to write on a selected topic related to the legacy of the United States. 

DAR judges reviewed the essays for historical accuracy, adherence to the topic, organization of materials and other criteria.

The three Bloomfield winners among  the NJ winning essays will go onto the regional review. They will be recognized at a ceremony at the Bloomfield Civic Center at 7:30 pm. Family and friends are welcome to attend.

The award winners for the NJ State NSDAR American History Essay Contest are:

NJ State Fifth Grade:

• 1st Place to Gariel Marchany of Fairview School

NJ State Sixth Grade:

• 3rd place to Katherine Heyman of Oak View School

NJ State Eighth Grade:

• Honorable Mention to Grace-Anna Douglas of Bloomfield Middle School

The award winners for the Major Joseph Bloomfield Chapter of DAR are:

Fifth Grade

• 1^st place:  Gabriel Marchany   Fairview School
• 2^nd place:  Benjamin Douglas   Demarest School
• 3^rd place:  Nicholas Pentz   Fairview School

Honorable Mention:   Amanda Abdelaziz   Franklin School

Sixth Grade

• 1^st place:  Katherine Heyman   Oak View School
• 2^nd place:  Callie Natiello   Brookdale v
• 3^rd place:   Da-xia Li Colon   Berkeley School
• Honorable Mention:   John Josephsen   Demarest School

Eighth Grade

• 1^st place:  Grace-Anna Douglas   Bloomfield Middle School
• 2^nd place:  Jessica Ryan   Bloomfield Middle School