Essay contest winners announced
Snohomish County Peace Action, based in Edmonds, has announced the winners of the 2008 Linda Jewell Memorial Essay Contest for middle school students in the Edmonds School District.
Winners of the 13th annual contest are Pascal Cloutier and Kirsten Pierce, first place; and Sydney Bennett and Krista Rutz, second place, from College Place Middle School.
Madrona K-8 student winners are Amy Fair, Grace DeMun and Maryalice Weed, first place; Alan Carter, Abby Corner, Carson Lipscomb and Nils Odegaard, second place; and Brian Nguyen, honorable mention.
The first-place winners won $50 each. The second-place winners won $25 each.
The essay contest was started by Linda Jewell, a teacher assistant at College Place Middle School. After she died of cancer in 1999, Peace Action named the contest in her honor.
Essay topic choices included the history and contributions of immigrants to the U.S., the effects of events in the Middle Ages on the present, the constitution and presidential signing statements and the impact of population growth on Puget Sound.
Win money for innovative projects
Conscious Lifestyle, a nonprofit that invests in young leaders, is accepting grant applications from high school and college students through Aug. 1.
Students who show commitment to social responsibility in areas such as human rights, animal welfare and the environment can receive up to $1,000 in seed money, Internet space, mentoring and other resources to support new or ongoing projects.
In the past, projects have included converting school vehicles to run on biodiesel; a product-design firm run by engineering students that provides low-cost services for nonprofits; and an initiative for socially responsible investing on campus.
Download an application at www.consciouslifestyle.org/2008ventureapp. Winners will be announced Sept. 1.
For information, see www.consciouslifestyle.org or call Mike Del Ponte at 925-360-4149.
Senior project takes children fishing
Seven children with cancer went on fishing trips this past year thanks to North Sound Christian School senior Brandon Doucet and his senior project.
Doucet arranged to take children at Camp Goodtimes, a camp on Vashon Island funded by the American Cancer Society, and their families on seven-hour fishing trips in Puget Sound.
Seven trips were taken over seven months. Besides helping the children fish, Doucet prepared the boat, equipment and gear for each excursion. He also gathered donations to give each child a fishing rod and reel to keep.
All of North Sound Christian’s seniors completed senior projects this year. Projects ranged from volunteering at a local daycare to building a computer to learning how to lead worship in preparation for mission work.
The school’s junior/senior high campus is in Mountlake Terrace. The school recently became a part of the Cedar Park Christian School District, now the largest evangelical Christian school district in the country.
For information, see www.mynscs.org.
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