Scottsdale Names Mayor’s Constitution Contest Winners

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

 

Author: The Peak

The Peak was originally printed and distributed in 1983 by the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA) as a six-page neighborhood newsletter for the hundred or so residents who lived in the Pinnacle Peak area of Scottsdale, Arizona. Today, GPPA publishes an expanded online version for tens of thousands of readers as a free community service serving Scottsdale and neighborhing communities.

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