The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Rebecca Schwind, First Place Grade 6, Shell Beach Elementary Teacher: Mrs. Schmieg For me, sixth grade has been the best of times and the worst of times. The best part of the sixth grade class is my teacher, Mr. Schmieg. Mr. Schmieg exemplifies the 4-Way Test
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The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Akito Hayashi, Second Place Grade 4, Ocean View Elementary Teacher: Mrs. Pierce Martin Luther King Jr. was an African-American who supported social change through peaceful protests. A powerful speaker and a man of great spiritual strength, he shaped the American civil rights, and was one of
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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 Rebecca Schwind, First Place Grade 5, Shell Beach Elementary Teacher: Mrs. Baca My social studies class is studying early America and we each have been assigned an historical figure for a wax museum, and I got Dolley Madison. I have learned what an extraordinary woman Dolley
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The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Daisy Wickstrom, Second Place Grade 4, Coastal Christian Teacher: Mrs. Schrei & Mrs. York As I was thinking about The Four Way Test and its questions (Is it the truth?, Is it fair for all concerned?, Will it build goodwill and better friendships?, and Is it
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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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Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Savana Welch, First Place Grade 6, Intermediate Division Mrs. VanArtsdalen, Grover Heights School “It was the wrong decision and I think that anybody who knows any- thing about the game knows that. Umm….there’s no doubt in my mind I would have made those saves and the fact
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Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities McKenna Arnold, Second Place Grade 6, Intermediate Division Mrs. Hayes, Ocean View School Hurricanes can destroy houses and lives. After Hurricane Katrina, many fundraisers were started to help all the people who suffered. This is where our story starts. As I said before, many fundraisers were being
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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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