North Mankato sixth grader wins Mayor for a Day contest North Mankato sixth grader wins Mayor for a Day contest By Holly Bernstein | April 5, 2021 at 9:25 PM CDT - Updated April 5 at 11:29 PM NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) — The League of Minnesota Cities chose Dakota Meadows Middle School sixth grader Kate Camp as a winner in their Mayor for a Day essay contest. Her essay was chosen from over 150 submissions from fourth, fifth and sixth graders statewide. Camp said she was excited to win and hopes to set a good example for people in the city. “And just try and make everyone included in whatever I’m doing,” she said.