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WINNERS
IN THE STUDENT PEACE WRITING CONTEST
LAD’S
LANGUAGE ARTS FAIR, 2005
Sponsored
by Peace Network of the Ozarks
Students in grades 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12 were invited to write, in 500 words or
less, about the necessity for choosing the path of peace, inspired by Martin
Luther King’s words: “Wars are
poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.”
Peace Network congratulates the students and their teachers listed below and
thanks the judges: Gary
Blackwood, nationally recognized author; Jean Blackwood, Dr. William Kumbier,
English professor at MSSU; and Joan Collins.
September
Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, is an organization founded
by family members of those
killed on September 11th who have united to turn their grief into action for
peace. They have read the students pieces and also will be publishing
some of them on their website. They also are committed to helping young
people consider alternatives to violence. Make sure to visit their website at http://www.peacefultomorrows.org
The links below will open to the students
winning submissions.
GRADES 7-8
First place:
Abigail Stanfill, grade 8, St. Agnes School, Springfield.
Teacher: Lynn Vogel
Second place:
Leanne Berosini, grade 7/8, Reeds Spring MS.
Teacher: Pat Schweitzer
Third place:
Melody Franks, grade 7, Nixa Jr. High.
Teacher: Julie Huff
Third place:
Joe Dillstrom, grade 8, St. Agnes School, Springfield.
Teacher Lynn Vogel
Honorable Mention:
Haylee Ward, grade 7, Nixa Jr. High.
Teacher: Julie Huff
Honorable Mention:
Naveed Gutierrez, grade 8, St. Agnes School.
Teacher: Lynn Vogel
GRADES 9-10
First place: Nicholas
Bacon, grade 9, Simonsen, Jefferson City.
Teacher: Suzanne Richter
Second place:
Deanna Goff, grade 10,
Willow Springs HS. Teacher:
Pat Phares
Third place:
Leah Johnson, grade 10, Willow Springs HS.
Teacher: Pat Phares
GRADES 11-12
First place: Heather Hurd,
grade 12, Ozark HS. Teacher:
Lynn L. Lambert
Second place:
David Dobkins, grade 11, Ozark HS.
Teacher: Lynn L. Lambert
Third place:
Gabe Spurgeon, grade 12, Stockton HS.
Teacher: Kim Chism Jasper
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