Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Akash Salam, First Place Grade 7, Middle School Division Ms. Duarte, Paulding Middle School It was a beautiful morning; white, fluffy clouds drifting carelessly across the blue, bright sky, morning birds chirping as they got ready for a quick breakfast, tall trees covered by leaves upon leaves. […]
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Making A Difference in our Community One Action at a Time
By thefourwaytest on May 25, 2008 in 2007-2008, 2nd place, club winners, essay contests, middle school (7-8)
Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Makulumy Alexander-Hills, Second Place Grade 8, Middle School Division Ms. McLaughlin, Judkins Middle School “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one,” Mother Teresa said. This is completely true when speaking about an individ- ual’s role in benefiting one’s community. We may not be […]
The Test of a True Friend
By thefourwaytest on May 25, 2008 in 2007-2008, 3rd place, club winners, essay contests, middle school (7-8)
Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Anna Miller, Third Place Grade 8, Middle School Division Mrs. Fierman , Judkins Middle School “You’re out Anna! You’re out!” The girls that I thought were my friends suddenly were my enemies. They ganged up on me to make me lose the basketball game, and now they […]
Un-4-gettable
By thefourwaytest on May 25, 2008 in 1st place, 2007-2008, club winners, essay contests, high school (9-12)
Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Tori Miles, First Place Grade 9, High School Division Mrs. Wade , Arroyo Grande High School There is an escalating problem occurring in households all over the world. A bitter, unending battle, which can only be resolved by its participants. No, it’s not starvation, not abuse, not […]
Running Into a New Experience
By thefourwaytest on May 25, 2008 in 2007-2008, 2nd place, club winners, essay contests, high school (9-12)
Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Sean Pringle, Second Place Grade 10, High School Division Ms. Derbidge, Arroyo Grande High School Prior to my sophomore year on the cross country team, I had never seen my health at risk. Yet, as it turned out, an activity in which I en- joyed performing the […]
Divine Friendships
By thefourwaytest on May 25, 2008 in 2007-2008, 3rd place, club winners, essay contests, high school (9-12)
Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Cheyenne Bartlett, Third Place Grade 9, High School Division Mrs. Bishop, Arroyo Grande High School George Eliot once said, “Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.” These delightful friendships adhere to the 4- Way […]
The Four Way Test and Me
By thefourwaytest on May 25, 2008 in 2007-2008, 3rd place, club winners, essay contests, high school (9-12)
Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Kara Scott, Third Place Grade 11, High School Division Mrs. Hoover , Arroyo Grande High School To be honest, I have never even heard of the Four Way Test. About three days ago my literature teacher assigned the class an essay on it. It was a mandatory […]
2008/2009 Organize a Four-Way Test Contest in your Community.
The new Rotary year is upon us … Wow 08/09, how time flies. I thought I was just writing a post about school starting … asking about essay contests and such, but that was 7 months ago 🙂 Please take look at some our essays from children all over about the Four-Way Test, these might […]
Three Months into the New Rotary Year … Are you planning a Four-Way Test Contest?
Good morning! The summer has come and is on the way out. School has started again … It’s the perfect time to begin thinking about how your club or organization can educate and promote the use of the Four-Way Test in your community. Many of us in Rotary have participated in some sort of Four-Way […]
Ethics & Four-Way Test Around the Blogosphere
Today in our American culture it has become difficult yo find people and organizations that are service minded and values driven. We have compiled a posts from around the web which bring these ideas to light. On another note: We are working on compiling more essays from four-way test contest winners throughout the rotary world, […]