The lower elementary winner is Cindy Liu's "A Beautiful Family". Cindy is an intermediate EL student in 3rd grade at Baldwin Stocker Elementary in Arcadia Unified School District. Her ELD teacher is Mrs. Suzanne Zaima.
Loving, forgiving, kissing
Awesome, funny, gigantic, lucky
My family is full of love.
The upper elementary winner is Gissel Roble's "I am a Jalisco Girl". Gissel is an intermediate EL student in 4th grade at Hugo Reid Elementary School in Arcadia Unified School District. Her ELD teacher is Mrs. Edith Heinlein.
I am a Jalisco girl
I wonder about my heritage
I hear people cheering and being happy
I see people wearing colorful skirts
And shirts that are white with some flowers
I want to go visit Jalisco to see how it looks
I am a Jalisco girl
I pretend I live in Jalisco
I feel the cool breeze blowing my hair
I touch the fresh water from the sea
I worry if my grandpa is ok over there
I cry when I’m sad and we leave Jalisco
I am a Jalisco girl
I understand that I have to leave home
I say that I will love to stay here in Jalisco
I dream that all of my family lives in Jalisco
I try to convince my mom to go a lot to Jalisco
I hope my grandpa is ok in Jalisco
I am a Jalisco girl