Nov. 4, 2019
Courtesy City of Scottsdale,
Scottsdale Mayor J.W. “Jim†Lane named five local students as winners in the Mayor’s Constitution Contest.
A panel of judges reviewed a record-breaking 453 essay and art submissions focused on the importance of the U.S. Constitution from Scottsdale students in grades one-12. Mayor Lane presented the winners with awards Oct. 14 during his seventh annual reception for finalists and their families at Mountain View Community Center.
In the essay category for grades one-five, homeschool student Euwain M. Sheard took the top spot among 25 entrants. An essay by Scottsdale Preparatory Academy student Udbhav Akolkar, entitled The Sixth Amendment and its Importance for American Society, was the grand prize winner among 225 entries from students in grades six-eight. There were no essay entries this year from students in grade nine-12.
Among nine art submissions from grades one-five, the top ranking piece was by Sandpiper Elementary School student Aislyn Sheard. Talia V. Coury, a student at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, was the top artist among 87 entrants from grade six-eight. The city received 30 art entries from high school students and the grand prize winner among them was Ashley Yancy of Chaparral High School.
Desert Canyon Middle School was selected as this year’s Constitution Day “School of the Year†for their student’s submission of 116 essays and artworks. Mayor Lane will visit that school in November to present a plaque commemorating their achievement.
Each of the seven grand prize winners was presented with a Target gift card. Other finalists were as follows:
Essay category grades one-five
Kathryn Becker, Sonoran Sky
Kyla DaCunha, Sonoran Sky
Theodore Gookin, Pima Traditional
Margaret Vanderpoel, Sonoran Sky
Essay category grades six-eight
Jordan Gauthier, Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Theo Josephs, Cocopah Middle School
Stella Shelton, Tonalea
Madeline Winn, Cocopah Middle School
Art category grades one-five
Zoya Alam, Desert Sun Academy
Hadley Brandel, Cheyenne Traditional
Ayla Rowlett, Cheyenne Traditional
Sophie Scropos, Cheyenne Traditional
Art category grades six-eighth
Teagan McCarthy, Desert Canyon Middle School
Mary Kate Merucri, Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Leana Love Lee Murrow, Desert Canyon Middle School
Danielle Ross, Desert Canyon Middle School
Art category grades nine-12
Yueh-Yun Chua, Chaparral High School
Mackenzie Leblanc, Chaparral High School
Chloe Pavlik, Chaparral High School
Kristine Rahden, Chaparral High School
Through this annual event, Mayor Lane hopes to build a further understanding of the U.S. Constitution among students in Scottsdale and encourage an appreciation of life and liberty under the Constitutional Republic form of government. The contest is open to all students in grades one-12 who reside in the city or attend a Scottsdale school.
Holly Walter | Public Affairs Supervisor
City of Scottsdale | Office of Communication
480-312-2655 | hwalter@ScottsdaleAZ.gov
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