2006-2007 Four-Way Essay Contest Winners District Vocational Service Chair Judy Henbury (Nipomo) has announced this year’s District Four-Way Test Essay Contest Winners and their sponsoring clubs: High School Winners: 1st Place: James Rajaratnam (China Lake) 2nd Place: Sara Pressey (Newbury Park) 3rd Place: Jake Singer (Westlake Village) Middle School Winners: 1st Place: Kasey Lovett (Simi
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Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Stevie Sullivan, Second Place Grade 11, High School Division Mrs. Hoover, AGHS Nine months ago I was diagnosed with anorexia and a moderate form of depression. ME, the girl who had it all—the grades, the friends, basically the life in general. How did I get going sideways?
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Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Jeff Mooney, Third Place Grade 11, High School Division Mrs. Hoover, AGHS A wise man once said, “stick to your guns”. Although this phrase can mean many different things, I believe that it has a universal meaning, that is, don’t ever let any situation make you forget
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Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Morgan Wertz, First Place Grade 3, Primary Division Julie Elvin/Sharon Scudder, Harloe The Rotary 4-Way Test reminds me of the laws I follow in my Girl Scout Brownie Troop, which were written to remind us how we should act as individuals, and how others should be treated.
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Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Linnea Skinner, Second Place Grade 1, Primary Division Jann Zeilenga, Branch I always practice the Four Way Test at school with my friends and other kids. I always tell the truth and I’m always fair with others. I am kind to others so they’ll be kind to
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Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Tavis Cote, Third Place Grade 2, Primary Division Kathy Metcalf, Branch Hi, this is me—Tavis. I am an eight year old boy in second grade who was asked to do this 4-Way Test Essay for his homework. I have tried to come up with a topic for
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Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Mariah Cossey, First Place Grade 6, Intermediate Division Staci Andrews, Grover Heights About 3 years ago, my brother and I were given the chance to prove our sense of responsibility. Alex, my ten-year-old brother, was swamped with homework so he was allowed to stay home from a
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Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Maria Chavez, Second Place Grade 6, Intermediate Division Staci Andrews, Grover Heights If I would have had another chance, just one chance to undo what I had done, I would have taken it. If I would have had a wish I would have wished for a chance,
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Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities John Mattimoe, Third Place Grade 6, Intermediate Division Mary Hayes, Ocean View My friend Brett wanted to join my Destination Imagination (D.I.) team. Destination Imagination promotes creative thinking; you must think outside the box to solve a challenge. My teammate Kyle and I didn’t want him to
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Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Jacob Kephart, First Place Grade 8, Middle School Division Mrs. Hjalmarson, Paulding What would you do if someone treated you poorly? How would you respond? Would you seek revenge? My dad experienced a situation like this last year. However, he did not seek revenge but instead responded
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