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Outstanding Performance in Essay ContestMay 14, 2004 As in years past, the Eads Middle School students entered the Colorado Law Enforcement Officers’ Association’s (CLEOA) annual essay contest. This organization is solely dedicated to educational enhancement. They offer scholarships to graduating seniors and sponsor contests for students to show academic excellence. This year’s students made a particularly good showing, taking seven of the twelve prizes given in southern Colorado. The contest is open to all Colorado sixth, seventh and eighth graders in order to bring about an early awareness of some of the issues that plague today’s teens. The sixth grade essay focused on drugs and alcohol and the effects they have on our society. The seventh grade wrote about peer pressure, either positive or negative, and how it affects their lives.
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The eighth graders wrote their essays on violence and gangs and how our society deals with such issues. In the eighth grade division Drew Koch took second place, winning $75 for his essay, and Daniela Salinas took third place, winning $50. In the seventh grade division Allison Buck took first place, winning $100, Lisa Miller took second, winning $75, and Tyler Fox took third, winning $50. In the sixth grade division Austin Adamson took second place, winning $75, and Jennifer Negley took third place, winning $50. Gary Oyen of the Bent County Sheriff’s Office came with our local sheriff, Forrest Frazee, to award checks and certificates to the students on May 6, 2004. All students are to be commended on their hard work, and congratulations to the winners.
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