MAYOR of Derry City and Strabane District Council Michaela Boyle has praised the creativity, talent and resilience of young people within the district after selecting the winners for her ‘What’s your story?’ competition.
The Mayor announced the initiative at the start of May, asking primary school children to submit a story, picture or poem about their feelings on the current Covid-19 situation, and some of the positives they have taken from it.
With hundreds of entries coming in from all parts of the district, the Mayor selected as her winners:
Ameya Nair (Lisnagelvin PS), Daithí Ó’Donghaile (Gaelscoil na Daróige), Amelia Lyle (Drumahoe PS), Christopher Conaghan (Gaelscoil Eadain Mhoir), Emmet Glenn (St Paul’s PS) and Meaghan McKee (St Patrick’s PS, Castlederg).
They will each receive a special goodie bag of prizes.
Mayor Boyle said that choosing the winners was a very tough task.
“First of all, I would like to say a huge thank you to each and every one of the children who took part in ‘What’s your story?’
“I really enjoyed going through all of the fantastic poems, stories and pictures and it was so difficult to pick winners – they all could have won!
“The creativity, talent and resilience of our young people really shone through for me with this initiative, and they deserve praise for how well they have handled this unusual and sometimes scary situation that we find ourselves in.
Just a small snippet of the 100s of entries I received for my ‘What’s your story?’ kids’ initiative
“A big congratulations to our winners Ameya, Daithí, Amelia, Christopher, Emmet and Meaghan – I hope you enjoy your goodie bag.
“There’s no doubt we have some incredibly talented and special young writers and artists in our council area, so make sure you keep drawing and writing!”
Winners will be contacted by the Mayor’s office to arrange delivery of the goodie bag prize.
