Old Capitol Sertoma Club

P.O. Box 658, Iowa City, IA  52244-0658

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2012 National Heritage Essay Contest Finalists

We are pleased to announce the finalists of this year’s National Heritage Essay Contest.  The contest was open to all eighth grade students in Johnson County.  The purpose of the essay contest is to emphasize and educate students on the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.  The topic of this year’s essay was: “Should the United States continue to use the Electoral College system for electing the President and Vice President?”

Students from Clear Creek Amana Middle School, Northwest Junior High School, North Central Junior High School, and Southeast Junior High School participated in the contest.  The finalists from each school are:

Jonnae Cole – Clear Creek Amana Middle School
Mikayla Weber – North Central Junior High School
Grace Young – Northwest Junior High School
Eric Jones - Southeast Junior High School

The finalists will be honored at a luncheon held at the University Athletic Club on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 12:00 p.m.  The overall contest winner will be announced during the luncheon.  The overall winner will receive a $1,000.00 savings bond and a recognition plaque. In addition, the winner’s school will receive a traveling trophy until next year’s contest. Each of the other finalists will receive a $200.00 savings bond.  Each school that participated will also receive a $100.00 donation to be used in the social studies classrooms.

Join Us for Lunch!

Our club meets for lunch each Thursday at noon in the Iowa Room at the University Athletic Club.
If you are interested in becoming a member of our club, please join us at the Athletic Club as a guest for lunch. To learn more about our club, please click here or email Chuck Lindemann at acreage88@aol.com.