The LWV Greenwich announced the winners of their 5th Annual Student Essay Contest.
A huge thank you to all students who submitted an entry. Please visit our Student “Essay” Contest page HERE to view the winning submissions.
The prompt for this year’s contest was: “Why should people vote? – About 66% of the eligible voting population turned out for the 2020 Presidential election, the highest since 1900, per Pew Research Center. This means one third of Americans do not vote. How can you convince them to exercise this essential right?”
The team of 25 judges included two State Representatives, retired educators, two Selectwomen, and LWV Greenwich Board members, including a literary agent.
Each project was evaluated by at least two different judges according to a rubric which rewarded creativity, research, independent thinking, and a message that was clear and conveyed error-free.
This year’s winners:
Elementary School Winner
Jackson Lowe
Old Greenwich School, Grade 5
Title: “Carter The Cat”
Submission Format: Cartoon
Middle School Winner
Adriana Bozza, Caroline Stowe, Adriana Pia Portolano Vergona, Pauline Wells
Central Middle School, Grade 8
Title: “No Vote, No Choice: No Vote, No Voice”
Submission Format: Play and Video
High School Winner
Justin Qu
Greenwich High School, Grade 11
Title: “Why Vote?”
Submission Format: Essay
High School Runners Up:
Natasha Arakal, Keira Frascella
Sacred Heart Academy, Grade 11
Title: “Why Vote?”
Submission Format: Public Service Announcement and Video
Alexa Loera
Greenwich High School, Grade 10
Title: “Preservation”
Submission Format: Poem
The Award Winners and Runners Up will be honored at the League of Women Voters Greenwich Annual Meeting and Dinner at the Riverside Yacht Club on Wednesday, June 5 beginning at 6:30 pm.