New York Students Get Focused on Vision and Eye Health

VSP teamed with The New York Times Newspapers In Education program to develop a Get Focused on Vision and Eye Health program which was offered during fall of 2006 to teachers in New York area schools.

In addition to the classroom program, students could enter an essay contest. Budding writers were asked to interview their families to identify eye health issues of interest, research those issues, and write an essay. Winners were recognized at a ceremony at The New York Times on December 4.

Congratulations to the Winners of the
"Get Focused" Essay Contest 2006

1st Prize
Christie Colucci, 6th grade
"Can You See Two of Everything?"
St. Gregory the Great School, Danbury, CT

2nd Prize
Tasneem Ahmed, 9th grade
"The World of Colorblindness"
Al-Noor School, Brooklyn, NY

3rd Prize
Walter Francis, 6th grade
"My Life Long Battle With Cataracts"
Clarendon School, Secaucus, NJ

Honorable Mention
Fatima Sarah Khalid, 8th grade
"Here Flutter There Flutter Everywhere Flutter Flutter"
Crescent School, Hempstead, NY