Spirit of Laredo and School Bell Award competitions to begin
March 9, 2021
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The Members of the Chamber of Commerce Education Committee announced that the annual School Bell Award and Spirit of Laredo scholarship competition will continue in 2021 despite the pandemic.Christian Alejandro Ocampo / Laredo Morning Times
The Laredo Chamber of Commerce Education Committee announced the launch of the third annual Spirit of Laredo student video competition and the educator annual School Bell Awards competition.
Both competition applications have a deadline in April. Students interested in the Spirit of Laredo competition will have until April 16 to submit their entry. Educator nominee applications for the School Bell Award will need to be submitted before April 12 at 5:30 p.m. to be eligible.
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