Accompsett student takes first in Constitution contest
Ryan Slattery, a student at Accompsett Middle School in the Smithtown Central School District, was named a first-place winner in the Suffolk County Bar Association’s We the People essay contest.
As part of an extra credit assignment, Slattery submitted a 250-word essay about what the words “we the people” mean to him. He was presented with a certificate and a $300 prize for his winning submission during the Suffolk County Bar Association’s annual meeting on May 1.
Photo: Ryan Slattery, a student at Accompsett Middle School in the Smithtown Central School District, was named a first-place winner in the Suffolk County Bar Association’s We the People essay contest. He is shown here with Accompsett Middle School Principal Paul McNeil.
Photo courtesy of Smithtown Central School District