Bay County NAACP names student essay winners
Black History Month contest encourages kids to Write Your Way
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PANAMA CITY The Bay County Branch of the NAACP announced the winners of its 2021 Black History Month Student Essay Contest: Write YOUR Way! on March 1.
Students were invited to choose any African American from history, the current news or personal acquaintance, and answer these two questions: How have they changed the world? How do they inspire you?
First Prize in the Elementary School category went to Avery Cruel, a third-grader at McCalister’s Home School Academy. Cruel s essay on activist Rosa Parks was packed with details, including how difficult life was for black children growing up in the 1950s. According to her essay, Parks’ action on the bus was simple, but profound in repercussions, and represented a lifetime of learning and growing.
Florida s Top Youth Volunteers of 2021 Selected by National Program
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honors Panama City and Tampa students with a $2,500 scholarship, silver medallion and invitation to virtual celebration for their work addressing the challenges of a changing world
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Ruby Tilghman, 16, of Panama City and Sheldon Fouché, 13, of Tampa today were named Florida s top youth volunteers of 2021 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, America s largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer service.
As State Honorees, Ruby and Sheldon will each receive a $2,500 scholarship, a silver medallion and an invitation to the program s virtual national recognition celebration in April, where 10 of the 102 State Honorees will be named America s top youth volunteers of the year. Those 10 National Honorees will earn an additional $5,000 scholarship, a g