The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Kathleen Schwind, Third Place Grade 9, Arroyo Grande High School Teacher: Mrs. Pierce Lately in the newspaper there was an article entitled What Would Atticus Do? Harper Lee’s beloved story has proven to be still as influential in our society today as it was in the
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The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Carlos Robinson, Third Place Grade 5, Ocean View Elementary Teacher: Mr. Copley It was January 2012, and my little brother, Diego, started getting jealous of me. He was getting jealous of all the attention and presents I was getting from my relatives and family. Because of
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The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Tomislav Fahlen, Third Place Grade 3, Shell Beach Elementary Teacher: Ms. Simpson Lying is mean and not truthful. Lying is cheating too. Lying is not fair to everyone because everyone would not have the correct information. It would not build a special friendship between people because
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The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Kyle Berlin, Third Place Grade 10, Arroyo Grande High School Teacher: Mrs. Derbidge In times of hardship, it can be easy to lose sight of what is at stake. Too often, we are swept up in the gales of immediacy, in the battle at hand, in
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The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Kiana Parker, Third Place Grade 8, Coastal Christian Teacher: Mrs. Brown Specks of dust flittered down from the reflection of sunlight beaming in through the class window. Every tick of the clock sounded in my ears. Each student held their breath, as we all anxiously anticipated the big
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The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Kimi White, Third Place Grade 5, Harloe Elementary Teacher: Mr. Nygaard When I first heard of the Rotary 4-Way Test I thought it was one of the best inventions EVER! I first thought that it would be great to use at my school. Everyone could live
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The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Ava Leininger , Third Place Grade 1, Branch Elementary Teacher: Mrs. Metcalf This is a story about a time when I got my feelings hurt by a good friend and used the 4-Way Test to solve it. At Awana some kid told me that my friend
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South Hill Rotary Club/District 7600 Steven Swank, Third Place Grade 7, Park View Middle School Teacher: Ms. Van Dyke So have you ever heard the quote,” Actions speak louder than words?” What does it mean to you? First is truth. It is also known as being truthful. It means to tell the truth under any
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Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Brandon Poorman, Third Place Grade 3, Primary Division Mrs. Darway, Harloe School If everyone in the world were truthful, fair, shared good will, and did what was beneficial to others, I think this world would be perfect. If each person in the world could follow at least
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Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Ben Zwarg, Third Place Grade 6, Intermediate Division Mrs. Hayes, Ocean View School Ethics is the act of making decisions because they are RIGHT and not just because they are required or expected. Sometimes this re- quires making hard decisions. This is where the Four-Way Test can
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