BROOKINGS, S.D. — SDSU Extension announces the winners of the 2017 Quotes to Live By Essay contest.
“The contest helps participants use critical thinking skills to examine how a maxim impacts their life,” said Peter Nielson, SDSU Extension Director of Youth Development Operations. “It helps them build a stronger character foundation by reflecting on their own lives and who they are and are going to be as a person of character.”
The contest is offered to all South Dakota youth in fourth, seventh and ninth grade classes. Across South Dakota, 416 student writers participated in local competitions.
Winners come from schools across the state and include: Fourth graders: first place, Delainey Burrack, Tea; second place, Bennett Gordon, Whitewood; third place, Annabella Pickner, Peirre; fourth place, Ted Smith, Hayti and fifth place, Lynnae Beld, Castlewood.
Seventh graders: first place, Matea Gordon, Whitewood; second place, Jaxon Bowes, Brookings; third place, Eh Ray Ler Paw, Aberdeen; fourth place, Tristina Ting, Brookings and fifth place, Korbin Leddy, Stockholm.
Ninth graders: first place, Kayla Jensen, Columbia and second place, Danika Gordon, Whitewood.
In each grade level, the top five individuals are awarded a monetary prize. First place receives $200; second place receives $150; third place receives $100; fourth place receives $75 and fifth place $50.
More about Quotes to Live By Essay contest
The 2017 Quotes to Live By Essay contest is designed to promote reading, critical thinking and composition skills.
Participants choose a maxim, which is an expression of a general truth or principle, from a predetermined list and write an essay that shows how the maxim fits into their lives.
More about South Dakota 4-H
SDSU Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program is a partnership of federal (USDA), state (Land Grant University), and county resources through youth outreach activities of SDSU Extension. Youth learn and experience Leadership, Health and Wellness, Science and Ag-Vocacy through a network of professional staff and volunteers reaching more than 9,000 enrolled members with yearly programming efforts to an additional 35,000 youth participants. For more information, contact the State 4-H Office at 605-688-4167 or sdsu.4h@sdstate.edu.
— SDSU Extension
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