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A Plus: Emerson Elementary 3rd Graders

Emerson Elementary students

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WELL WE WANNA GIVE AN A PLUS TO SOME VERY MOTIVATED THIRD GRADERS, WHO TURNED A FIELD TRIP TO THEIR CITY HALL, INTO A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR SCHOOL.

THE STUDENTS ARE FROM EMERSON ELEMENTARY IN WESTERVILLE, AND THEIR SCHOOL IS AN HISTORIC BUILDING THAT WAS OPENED WAY BACK IN MARCH OF 1896. DURING THEIR FIELD TRIP, THESE THIRD GRADERS CONVINCED THE MAYOR TO ISSUE A PROCLAMATION DECLARING MARCH 19TH AS EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAY.

THEN THEY GOT BUSY, TAKING IT UPON THEMSELVES TO PREPARE A PRESENTATION TO GO ALONG WITH THE PROCLAMATION AT THEIR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THEY RESEARCHED THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL AND THE TOWN, CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, AND PUT TOGETHER A DISPLAY SHOWCASING WHAT THEY HAD LEARNED. THEY SPOKE IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL, TAKING THEM ON A TRIP THROUGH THE 122 YEARS OF THEIR SCHOOL'S HISTORY.

STUDENT: MANY OF THE ORIGINAL FEATURES THAT MADE THE BUILDING REMARKABLE WHEN IT OPENED ARE STILL VISIBLE.

RICK: AND THE MAYOR READ THE PROCLAMATION.

MAYOR: DO HEREBY PROCLAIM, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018, AS EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAY.

RICK: TEACHER JEFFREY MILTKO TELLS US THEY DID IT ALL WITH MINIMAL HELP FROM THE TEACHERS. I LOVE THEIR SELF-MOTIVATED ATTITUDES IN FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THIS PROJECT FROM IDEA TO EXECUTION. NOW WE WANT TO THANK MR. MILTKO FOR SHARING THIS STORY WITH US. THOSE KIDS REALLY KNOW HOW TO GET THINGS DONE. SO HERE'S A BIG A PLUS TO ALL THOSE THIRD GRADERS AT EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.