Malliotakis Announces Winners of 2025 President's Day Essay Contest

Image March 31, 2025 Press Release (NEW YORK, NY) – Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis is announcing the winners of her annual President's Day Essay Contest. This annual contest invites students in grades 3-5 who reside in or attend school in New York's 11th Congressional District to share their ideas on how they would improve their community and country as President of the United States. "I congratulate this year’s essay contest winners and thank all the students who participated. I was glad to welcome these talented students to my Brooklyn and Staten Island offices to hear their thoughtful ideas on how they would improve our community if they were President of the United States, addressing topics such as the economy, public safety, and the environment," said Rep. Malliotakis. The winners and runners up received gift cards to Barnes and Noble for their work and were invited to attend a reception with the Congresswoman to share their ideas. The 2025 year's winners and runner ups are: Brooklyn: 3rd Grade: Ivy Chen, PS 205 4th Grade: Allison Zhu, Success Academy Bensonhurst Runner Up: Motasm Mohammad, PS 264 5th grade: Dominic Basile, St. Bernadette Catholic Academy Runner Up: Veronica Gentile, PS 185 Staten Island: 3rd Grade: Grace Diana, St. Charles School Runner Ups: Abby Koutsourvano, Our Lady Queen of Peace and Nicole Nora Sela, PS 6 4th Grade: Jacob Murphy, Staten Island Academy (not pictured) Runner Up: Vincent Geraldi IV, St. Charles School 5th Grade: Juliana Villani, Notre Dame Academy Runner Up: Hunter Holdman, Our Lady of Good Counsel