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The Rotary Four-Way Test

The Rotary Club of Mechanicsburg NorthDistrict 7390 John F. M. Kocsis, Second Place Grade 9, Cumberland Valley High School Teacher:  Brian Martin The Rotary Four-Way Test is one of the most important business ideals of the 20th century.  Since being established 75 years ago by Herbert Taylor during the Great Depression, the Four-Way Test has […]

 
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Un-4-gettable

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 […]

 
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Running Into a New Experience

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 […]

 
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Divine Friendships

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 […]

 
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The Four Way Test and Me

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 […]

 
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4-Way Test

Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Stevie Sullivan, Second Place Grade 11, High School Division Mrs. Hoover, AGHS Nine months ago I was diagnosed with anorexia and a moderate form of depression. ME, the girl who had it all—the grades, the friends, basically the life in general. How did I get going sideways? […]

 
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Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Jeff Mooney, Third Place Grade 11, High School Division Mrs. Hoover, AGHS A wise man once said, “stick to your guns”. Although this phrase can mean many different things, I believe that it has a universal meaning, that is, don’t ever let any situation make you forget […]

 
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Saying Goodbye to the Past

Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Brendan Pringle, First Place Grade 11, High School Division AGHS Although a senescent, tarnished moped may not seem like an object of value, my family considered our 1980 moped a member of the family. To my father, it symbolized the beginning of a newfound freedom and the […]

 
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