Fifth Graders Inspire Kindness with their Essays and Actions

Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis sponsors an annual Kindness Essay Contest for 5^th grade classes throughout our school district. Students are encouraged to share a story about kindness – either something they’ve done for others, or that others have done for them.  After reviewing hundreds of submissions, Kiwanis members selected 12 winners, along with several runners up. To announce the lucky winners, Kiwanis representatives visited classrooms, asking the winners to read their stories out loud to their classmates. The winners each received a certificate and $50 cash from Kiwanis, plus runners up received a certificate and a new game as a prize.

This year the Snoqualmie/North Bend Fire Department also enjoyed reading the essays and selected five student authors to reward $50 cash prizes. Together, the visits to our schools from Kiwanis members, fire fighters, and police officers made these celebrations extra special, while promoting empathy and kindness throughout our schools.

Below are the Kindness essay contest winners and runners up from participating 5^th grade classrooms, sorted by school alphabetically. 

Cascade View Elementary

• Kiwanis winners – Aala Hamidani, Lauren Rounsaville
• Fire Dept. winner – Lauren Rounsaville
• Kiwanis runners up – Amelia Huntley, Rohini Joseph

Fall City Elementary

• Kiwanis winners – Emily Lunde, Layla Pena Ramos
• Kiwanis runners up – Charlotte Gabryjelski, Hannah Guo

North Bend Elementary

• Kiwanis winner – Otto Burin
• Fire Dept. winner – Presley Fullbright
• Kiwanis runners up – Ryan Casto, Alexandra Crim

Opstad Elementary

• Kiwanis winners – Mirabel Crowley, Maya Lord
• Kiwanis runners up – Indi Bennett, Charlotte Clements, Olivia Hayes, Sloan Perry

Parent Partnership Program

• Kiwanis winner – Natalia Anderson
• Fire Dept. winner – Natalia Anderson
• Kiwanis runner up – Cash Eenhuis

Snoqualmie Elementary

• Kiwanis winners – Zoe Cyr, Ishita Deb
• Fire Dept. winner – Daisy Sanchez
• Kiwanis runners up – Liem Dak, David Panev

Timber Ridge Elementary

• Kiwanis winners – Rachel Bartholomew, Charlene Kate Guimba
• Fire Dept. winner – Rachel Bartholomew
• Kiwanis runners up – Parker Henderson, Nathan Razzano, Nysa Thakur