Pictured: Ashley Gardner, 3rd grade English Language Arts teacher at Johnson SOE with the two contest winners, Jayla and Meliyah. Image courtesy of @TheJohnsonWildCats Instagram account.
On Chicago’s 182nd Birthday, Jayla J. and Meliyah N. were honored for winning the Jean Baptiste Pointe Dusable Commeration Essay Competition. Both students had to answer the question: If Dusable lived today, what kind of person would he vote for as the next mayor of Chicago to make it a fair and safe place for all people? Jayla and Meliyah took home the 1st and 2nd place grand prize! We are so proud of both of these incredible Wildcats!