The Roseland Recreation Department will hold its 21st annualMother of the Year Essay Contest sponsored in conjunction withJohnston’s Steak House. This contest is for Roseland children ingrades 1 through 6.Children interested in participating are asked to write an essayof 200 words or less, explaining why their mother should be Motherof the Year. Included with each entry should be the .. more …
By Chelsea Conaboy, Globe StaffFour winners have been selected in the Cost of Care essay contest aimed at promoting awareness among patients and providers about how much health care costs. Dr. Neel Shah, director of Cost of Care, said in an e-mail that the contest received more than 100 entries. Among the winners, each of whom won $1,000, was Dr. Andrew Schutzbank , a doctor at Beth Israel .. more …
By Sonia Talati SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — The city of Springfield celebrated the work of Martin Luther King Jr. with a march and festival featuring a contest for student essays, poetry and art. Organizers say the aim was to help students grasp the ideals King fought for through creativity.Contest winners were able to give a speech about their work. “In one speech, Martin Luther King Jr. says he had .. more …
An innovative group has been added to the vital groups that work with the City of Sulphur to best serve the community. The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Commission’s purpose is “to advise the Mayor of the issues and concerns facing the youth in our community,” as well as to start the Mayor’s ‘Merit of Accomplishments’ to school students for special accomplishments and to help out as City .. more …
As part of our effort to pass along authoritative guidance on applying to American colleges to an audience of students and families in India, we have recently posted the second installment in a regular Choice series on The New York Times’s India Ink blog.It is an essay by Seth Allen, the new vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid at Pomona College in California, about, well, the .. more …
Agriculture Commissioner James R. Comer invites Kentucky students to create a poster or write an essay on agriculture’s impact in their everyday lives for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s annual Poster and Essay Contest. This year’s theme is “It All Starts with Agriculture” to encourage students to learn about all the things agriculture provides, not only food, but clothing, medicine, .. more …
Written by Dagmar Fors Karppi Friday, 20 January 2012 00:00 Members of the community were invited to an informal chat on Thursday, Jan. 12 in Room 115 at the high school, as the introduction to the 2012-2013 Oyster Bay-East Norwich School budget. About 40 parents, teachers and board members attended and discussed their concerns.Considering last year’s first budget forum, this was a way to .. more …
During the next several weeks, Tempe will be continuing to host events to celebrate Arizona’s centennial.On Feb. 8, Rob Spindler, Arizona State University archivist, will give the next of a series of monthly lectures focusing on the development and transformation of Tempe. People are invited to bring their lunch to the lecture, which is between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Tempe History Museum, 809 E. .. more …
SYDNEY, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — The World Transformation Movement today published a ground-breaking essay titled What is science ? by Australian biologist Jeremy Griffith that offers hope to the public’s growing disenchantment with science, by revealing that science will be the saviour of the human race.The essay is the latest chapter in Griffith’s soon-to-be-launched, online .. more …
As part of our effort to pass along authoritative guidance on applying to American colleges to an audience of students and families in India, we have recently posted the second installment in a regular Choice series on The New York Times’s India Ink blog.It is an essay by Seth Allen, the new vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid at Pomona College in California, about, well, the .. more …