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CITIZENSHIP ESSAY CONTEST For All Middle and High School PTAs that are in "good standing" Peninsula District Essay Chair: Jannie Bazemore 1004 Hampton Avenue Newport News, VA 23607 Exciting News! We were able to urge Jannie Bazemore to do one more year at the District level as our Citizenship Essay Project Chair! Thanks Jannie! Encourage your middle and high school students to enter! VIRGINIA PTA CITIZENSHIP ESSAY PROJECT The Virginia PTA Citizenship Essay Project theme for 2009-2010 project will be "Strong Citizens - Strong Communities". This essay project allows students to express their views and opinions on “Character or Citizenship”. The Virginia PTA is committed to promoting a sense of citizenship and responsibility in the lives of our children. All students in grades 6-12 are eligible who are presently enrolled in schools with PTA or PTSA units in “good standing”. A PTA or PTSA in “good standing” is defined as one who has paid Virginia PTA and National PTA dues by December 1, and whose bylaws are current, having been revised within the past five (5) years. Criteria for student entries for students in grades 9-12 are: • the essay must be written with a minimum of 750 words, • must be typed, double spaced, • Times New Roman and • 1” margins Criteria for student entries in grades 6-8 are: • the essay must be written with a minimum of 500 words, • must be typed, doubled spaced, • Times New Roman and • 1” margins In both age categories, adherence to the theme, originally, clarity, thought and skill in standard written English will be judged. The theme must be used as the essay title and cannot be changed or altered in any way. More info: Contact Jannie Bazemore, Peninsula District Essay Chair: jusblondell6@aol.com Entries should be mailed to: Jannie Bazemore 1004 Hampton Avenue Newport News, VA 23607 DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1, 2010 Bragging Rights...The following Peninsula District winners have won their division at the Virginia State PTA level. Congratulations! *Check out the pictures of the winners on the Photo Gallery section of this website* Middle School Virgina PTA Citizenship Essay Contest. 2nd Place: Nicholas Fallon, Booker T. Washington Middle School, 3rd Place: Alexandria Dixon, Grafton Middle School 2008 - 2009 Citizenship Essay theme was "Our Earth - Our Future" The judges have spoken, and here are the names of the winners of the Citizenship Essay Project for the District Level High School 1st Place: Benjamin Tyree 12th Grade @ York High School, Yorktown 2nd Place: Alaina Nunn 12th Grade @ York High School, Yorktown 3rd Place: Kirk Smith 10th Grade @ Tabb High School, Yorktown Middle School 1st Place: Nicholas Fallon 6th Grade @ Booker T. Washington MS, Newport News 2nd Place: Alexandria Dixon 6th Grade @ Grafton MS, Yorktown 3rd Place: Anne Rowe 8th Grade @ Tabb MS, Yorktown The District offers congratulations to all the winners and all participants. Thanks to Jannie Bazemore, our Essay Chair for getting all these entries judged and to the state level for that competition. Chair contact info: Jannie Bazemore 1004 Hampton Avenue Newport News 23607 Questions: Email Jannie at justblondell6@aol.com 2007-2008 PENINSULA DISTRICT PTA CONTEST WINNERS Congratulations to all our winners. We are proud of you and your councils. Our District is proud that our two first place winners in 2007-2008 both won first place at the state level. High School Winners *Adam Baker Allison Grossenbaugh Scott Burton Middle School Winners *Brooke Shawcross Charlie Marcotte Hannah Hinnenkamp *VIRGINIA STATE PTA WINNERS* Please promote this activity within your schools. Encourage students to participate, and ask teachers to assist by making this a writing assignment. Many thanks to Jannie Bazemore, Esssy Chair for doing such a wonderful job on the contest this year. 2006-2007 PENINSULA DISTRICT PTA ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS High School 1st Place *Adam Baker, Grade 11, Tabb High School, Yorktown 2nd Place Jelyn Moore, Grade 12, Heritage High School, Newport News 3rd Place Lisa Brown, Grade 12, Heritage High School, Newport News Middle School 1st Place *Kirk Smith, Grade 8, Tabb Middle School, Yorktown 2nd Place Jackie Dawson, Grade 6, Yorktown Middle School, Yorktown 3rd Place Rachel Larned, Queens Lake Middle School, Williamsburg *Virginia State PTA Citizenship Essay Project winners for 2007
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