Scooters, Schools, Squirrels: Third-Graders' Winning 'I Love Burnsville' Essays

Three third-graders' essays about why they love Burnsville have been picked as winners in the city's sixth-annual "I Love Burnsville Week” essay contest. 

The winners, announced at the June 4 city council meeting, received $50 from US Federal Credit Union. Their schools received an additional $50.

Below, read the winning essays by Zoie Dundon and Teresa Le-Vu of William Byrne Elementary School and Caitlyn Isenberger of Sioux Trail Elementary School.

Caitlyn Isenberger's essay:

I love Burnsville because it is a great place to live. You have great neighbors that could dog sit, baby sit, and play with. I feel I am safe in my neighborhood. I don’t know why you would not want to live in Burnsville?

I also love Burnsville because of the Dakota County Library. I enjoy checking out books like ‘The Littles,’ ‘Rainbow Fairies,’ ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid,’ and ‘The Boxcar Children. In Burnsville, I also love going to the Black Dog Park. I love going down slides with my brother and sister. When I swing I feel like a bird flying higher and higher. So high that it’s hard to stop!! I also like climbing and a bunch more.

I love Burnsville because of Buckhill. You can ski, go tubing, buy things, and sit by the warm hot fire. My favorite thing is to go tubing. When I get cold I get some cocoa and relax by the fire until I want to go back tubing. There is this cool ramp that you go up. You really just stand on a moving platform and go up. I think that is a really long ride up, but it is worth it.

I love Burnsville and I hope you do too!!!!!

Zoie Dundon and Teresa Le-Vu's essays are available to read on the city website.