Congratulations to 14 middle school students for their winning essays. Each year, the Roseville Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission holds an essay contest for any sixth, seventh and eighth graders.
The middle school students live within the Roseville Area School District boundaries and this year were asked to discuss the impact of social media on their lives.
- Social media and the Internet have a growing presence in our lives. Discuss the role social media has on our communities and what role it plays among you and your friends. How can social media be used to divide our community? How can social media be used to help our community be more inclusive and engaging for all residents?
This year, the commission partnered with the Roseville Dual Language Immersion program at Roseville Area Middle School to include a dual language essay contest. The teacher, Ms. Silvia Vasquez, along with other native language speakers anonymously reviewed and scored the essays from the Dual Language Program, while the HRIEC conducted an anonymous review of the other essays. Names of the students were not known until after the winners were selected. A total of 126 students entered the contest. Winners include:
Sixth Grade
First place: Mirabel Pestel, Falcon Heights (Maira Simonson)
Seventh Grade Dual Language Immersion Program
First place: Archer Holman, RAMS (Silvia Vasquez)
Second place: Carolina Bada-Lappi, RAMS (Silvia Vasquez)
Second place: Jackson Horwath, RAMS (Silvia Vasquez)
Second place: Jeanette Rangel-Perez, RAMS (Silvia Vasquez)
Honorable Mention: Caitlyn Kimmes, RAMS (Silvia Vasquez)
Seventh Grade
First place: Adriannah Hegner, RAMS (Jeffrey Bibeau)
Second place: Nate Thurston, RAMS (Jeffrey Bibeau)
Third place: Ameleon Yarbrough, RAMS (Silvia Vasquez)
Honorable Mention: Marit Haugen, RAMS (Silvia Vasquez)
Eighth Grade
First place: Naima Sheikh-Mohamed, Parkview (Barb Hurley)
Second place: Veronica Carlson, Parkview (Barb Hurley)
Third place: Jacob McNamee, RAMS (Kelly Patrick)
Honorable Mention: Briar AnderJohn, RAMS (Adam Hughes)
The winning students were recognized at the June 8 City Council meeting (essay contest video starts at 4:05). Copies of the essays are available at www.cityofroseville.com/HRIEC.