How to formally thank a teacher when accepting an essay award?

<p>i won an essay contest recently, and im accepting the award next month. they want me to read my essay after receiving my award…
can anyone give me advice on how to thank my teacher and parents properly and apropriately before i read my essay?</p>

<p>Rip open your shirt to reveal your painted chest, which says “I HEART MOM.”</p>

<p>…thanks LMAO</p>

<p>Speak from the heart. Tell them that you’re really grateful that they were with you for every step of the way and that you could always count on them to edit or to criticize, and that you couldn’t have done it without them. Or whatever you actually feel.</p>