2. With over four decades of experience in
education, Erica Zigelman serves as the
principal of Middle School 322 in New York
City. She belongs to the New York Academy
of Public Education as well as the city's
Middle School Advisory Committee. Principal
Erica Zigelman remains on the lookout for
programs designed to give MS322 students
greater learning opportunities.

3. Real champions know that success means
setting goals, realizing those goals, and
encouraging others to aim just as high. In the
fall of 2012, students at MS322 and other
schools across New York City's boroughs wrote
about what being a champion means to them.
On November 9, over 300 students handed in
essays for the "Be a Champion" Essay Contest.
One hundred students were selected as
winners, six of whom attend MS322.

4. All the essay contest winners joined their
teachers and administrators for an award
ceremony at Baruch College on December 12
that same year. Each winning writer received a
certificate of recognition and personal
congratulations from Greg McElroy, quarterback
of the New York Jets.
As the ceremony wound down, MS322 contest
winners and educators posed for a group photo,
displaying their framed certificates and brilliant
smiles.