Three Herricks students were selected as winners in the Williston Park Village “Official for a Day” essay contest.

Center Street School fourth graders Molly Berry, Matteo McCluskey and Michael Gentile received a lesson in local government and civic duty when they visited Williston Park Village Hall to take on their ceremonial role Nov. 18.

The students were selected from hundreds of submissions for their essays based on the theme “Why is Williston Park So Special to Me?”