By K.P. Sander

Eastvale – In the May edition of the Eastvale News, we announced our Bike Give-Away Essay Contest; open to students in 1^st through 6^th Grades.  All elementary schools in Eastvale received a package with an invitation to participate; however, it was Clara Barton that swept the contest awards.

The topic of the essay was, “Reasons Why I Should Win A New Bike.”  Students were encouraged to elaborate on why they were deserving of this terrific prize, with judging criteria based upon creativity, content, grammar and spelling.

There were two categories:  1^st through 3^rd Grades (100 to 200 words), and 4^th through 6^th Grades (200 to 300 words) – with a new, age-appropriate bicycle to be awarded in each group.

There were two drop-off locations in Eastvale – Great Harvest Bread Company, and Mountain View Tires – with collections any time within the contest timeline of May 6 through 27.

After careful consideration of all entries in accordance with contest criteria by the Eastvale News Editorial Staff, the following individuals were determined to be the winners:

• Zachary Richards, 1^st Grade
• Christian Jimenez, 5^th Grade

Out of all the entries received, Zachary’s stood out not only because he did a good job on the essay, but

he was the only one who submitted a picture.  And the fact that he wanted to be a “professional bicycle trickster” tugged on the Editorial Staff’s heartstrings.

Christian’s entry was not only competent beyond his years, but he expressed thanks and appreciation for consideration of his entry and the contest – also a first.

Both boys received brand new free-style bicycles, personally delivered by Spiderman – who just happened to spin in for the event.

Congratulations to these students, and a special thank you to all the students who participated in this fun contest.  It’s great to see how creative young minds can be.

Stay tuned to the Eastvale News for another contest coming soon.