Dear Ramy Brooks,

We're glad that you came in 12th place, because it doesn't matter if you won or lost. You're still a winner! Our class picked you for our musher. We were rooting & cheering for you the whole time. Oh! our class found out that you won some medals for the dogsled racing. We knew about how hard it was for you during the blizzard.

We used the Internet to find out about Alaska & the Iditarod. We liked your website and we printed many things. We liked the pictures of your dogs! Your dog, Andretti, is the name of a famous race car driver, Mario Andretti, who lives near our school in Pennsylvania. Everyone in our class kept saying the Iditarod is so exciting. We are proud of you.

Steven says that he has german shepherds and when he takes them running, he pretends that he's you, Ramy Brooks. You're our hero!

Thanks for a great race!!!!!!!!

Your Third Grade Fans: Manuel, Joseline, Jacinda, Kiyokie, Audrianna, Omar, Daniel, Alicia, Corina, Hilda, Jason, Chantal, Jonathan, Shaunna, Patrick, Tanya, Betzabe, Javier, Rosa, Damian, Ramfis, Steven, Kayte, Luis, Alberto, Brian, Dylan & Mrs. Pavlochik
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania