Lynn students honored for essays

LYNN – Two students from Lynn were recognized by North Shore Community College for their essays at a Black History Month celebration at the Lynn campus Thursday evening.The first and second place essay winners were both from the Ford School. Sixth grader Audom Kimerac took first place and eighth grader Ysabel Espinal finished second. Both students wrote essays entitled “Hope, Perseverance and my Future,” which spoke about the influence President Barack Obama had on their lives.Kimerac, who read his winning essay aloud during the event, wrote about the importance of education and perseverance.”The historic election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the Unites States has impacted my thoughts, my own hopes and my desire to persevere for the betterment of my future,” he wrote. “Barack Obama inspired me to hope for a good education and to have a successful career. One reason that I hope for a good education is because I can get to a good college like Harvard, Brown or Yale. Another reason that I am hoping for a good education is so I can get a degree to become a doctor or an architect.”Espinal also wrote about how Obama was an inspiration to her and gives her hope for the future.”Barack Obama inspires me and many other people to always fight for our dreams so they will come true,” she wrote. “He came from just being a kid in Hawaii to being the President of the United States of America. This gives me hope for my future. If Obama can become the president, I can become what I want to be. Obama’s success might inspire students our age. He inspires students to keep fighting for their dreams. Obama also inspires many students to never give up and always have hope.”The Black History Month celebration included a talk about the life and legacy of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who served as congressman for Harlem from 1945 until 1971. His grandson Adam Clayton Powell IV spoke about the legacy of his grandfather, who was a civil rights leader.