Thank you to everyone who participated in the Eleventh Annual Metra Safety Poster and Essay Contest.
Congratulations to the 2016-2017 Contest Winners
Top Participating School
Rachel Carson Elementary, Chicago
First Place Essay
K-4 Division — Rumaysa Siddiqui, 3rd Grade, Parkwood Elementary, Hanover Park
5-8 Division — Colin Ciaccio, 6th Grade, Fremont Middle School, Mundelein
9-12 Division — Kate Hoekstra, 10th Grade, Lyons Township H.S. (South Campus), Western Springs
First Place Poster
Kindergarten — Evelyn Kuzmik, Kingsley Elementary, Naperville
1st Grade — Aaron Ahn, White Eagle Elementary, Naperville
2nd Grade — Nina Pepel, Grace Wayne Elementary, Batavia
3rd Grade — Habin Park, Glenview School of Arts, Glenview
4th Grade — Alina Qian, Prairie Elementary, Buffalo Grove
5th Grade — David Aranda, Parkwood Elementary, Hanover Park
6th Grade — Madeline Oh, Glenview School of Arts, Glenview
7th Grade — Karen Ga-Eun Lee, Twin Groves Middle School, Buffalo Grove
8th Grade — Yegor Baranovski, Thayer J. Hill Middle School, Naperville
9th Grade — Alex Walker, Oak Park River Forest H.S., Oak Park
10th Grade — Kate Hoekstra, Lyons Township H.S. (South Campus), Western Springs
11th Grade — Seowon Lee, Adlai E. Stevenson H.S., Lincolnshire
12th Grade — Grace Fox, Oak Park River Forest H.S., Oak Park
Second Place Poster
Kindergarten — Hyunseo Ahn, Meadowbrook Elementary, Northbrook
1st Grade — Levi Boyle, Lincoln Elementary, St. Charles
2nd Grade — Kate Levenshteyn, Earl Pritchett Elementary, Buffalo Grove
3rd Grade — Elle Anderson, Geneva Christian School, Geneva
4th Grade — Lillian Wang, Prairie Elementary, Buffalo Grove
5th Grade — Evan Benz, Washington Elementary, Evanston
6th Grade — Juliana Craven, Glenview School of Arts, Glenview
7th Grade — Sythia Cao, Madison Junior High, Naperville
8th Grade — Charles Choi, Thomas Middle School, Arlington Heights
9th Grade — Helenna Gu, Naperville North H.S., Naperville
10th Grade — Janet Pak, Prospect H.S., Mount Prospect
11th Grade — Shane Murabito, Victor Andrew H.S., Tinley Park
12th Grade — Emily Valade, Crystal Lake Central H.S., Crystal Lake
Third Place Poster
Kindergarten — Alishba Siddiqui, Laurel Hill Elementary, Hanover Park
1st Grade — Kaya Matsunaga, Glenview School of Arts, Glenview
2nd Grade — Benjamin Kuzmik, Kingsley Elementary, Naperville
3rd Grade — Sky Hana, Glenview School of Arts, Glenview
4th Grade — Ava Prosko, Glenview School of Arts, Glenview
5th Grade — Aleksandra Baranovski, May Watts Elementary, Naperville
6th Grade — Michael Choi, Thomas Middle School, Arlington Heights
7th Grade — Dylan Tran, Lincoln Elementary, Lincolnwood
8th Grade — Julia Petrea, Glenview School of Arts, Glenview
9th Grade — Janna Jann, Downers Grove South H.S., Downers Grove
10th Grade — Gabrielle Alyssa E Vidal, Central H.S., Burlington, IL
11th Grade — Janet Wang, Glenview School of Arts, Glenview
12th Grade — Josh Lanhan, Bolingbrook H.S., Bolingbrook
Honorable Mention Essay
K-4 Division — Khadija Mahad, 3rd Grade, Al Huda Academy, Schaumburg
K-4 Division — Alina Qian, 4th Grade, Prairie Elementary, Buffalo Grove
5-8 Division — Bree Ponchak, 7th Grade, Highland Middle School, Libertyville
5-8 Division — Jeremy Strouse, 7th Grade, Caruso Middle School, Deerfield
9-12 Division — Sharon Zavlin, 10th Grade, Adlai E. Stevenson H.S., Lincolnshire
9-12 Division — Ryan Grunsten, 11th Grade, Fenwick H.S., Oak Park
Honorable Mention Poster
Kindergarten
Adam Kitlas, Kennedy Elementary, Schiller Park
1st Grade
Olivia Kapecki, Kennedy Elementary, Schiller Park
Andres Reyes, Hearst Elementary, Chicago
2nd Grade
Sydney Aul, Glenview School of Arts, Glenview
Levi Bierlein, Lee Foster Elementary, Oak Forest
Dianne Park, Kildeer Countryside Elementary, Long Grove
Grace Ahn, Ivy Hall School, Buffalo Grove
3rd Grade
Audry Chan, Glenview School of Arts, Glenview
Evan Boyle, Lincoln Elementary, St. Charles
4th Grade
Rachel Li, White Eagle Elementary. Naperville
Fernando Velazquez, Winnebago Elementary, Bloomingdale
5th Grade
Ilyas Alam, Elm Elementary, Burr Ridge
Nikita Jurcenko, Mill Creek Elementary, Geneva
Ksenia Baatz, Avery Coonley School, Downers Grove
Lexie Dabin Kim, Fairview Elementary, Mount Prospect
6th Grade
Julia Levenshteyn, Meridian Middle School, Buffalo Grove
Reva Geslani, Homeschooled, Waukegan
7th Grade
Asfiyah Shamshuddin, Eastview Middle School, Bartlett
Collette Gonzalez, Liberty Jr. H.S., Burbank
Christina Gu, Kennedy Elementary, Lisle
Isabella Cornejo, Ellis Middle School, Elgin
8th Grade
Aidan McGuire, Homeschooled, Mokena
Stephanie Moon, F.E Peacock Middle School, Itasca
9th Grade
Nicolas Albers, Burlington Central H.S., Burlington
10th Grade
Ashlie De La Cruz, Burlington Central H.S., Burlington
Alessia Liebovich, New Trier H.S., Winnetka
11th Grade
Katherine Bodlak, Fenwick. H.S., Oak Park
Camile Adams, Crystal Lake Central H.S., Crystal Lake
12th Grade
Nia Spencer, Ogden International H.S., Chicago