Archive | Intermediate (Grades 4-6)

The 4-way Test by Selma Rahim

The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Selma Rahim, First Place Grade 5, Ocean View Elementary School Teacher: Rachael Henze Principal: Sarah Butler “Being a good person does not depend on your religion or status in life, your race or skin color, political views or culture. It depends on how good you treat […]

 
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Conserving Natural Resources by Nicholas York

The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Nicholas York, Second Place Grade 5, Coastal Christian School Teacher: Brianna Richardson Principal: Larry Hoekman Hey, it’s me again Nicky York. You might remember me from the “conserving water” essay last year. But this year, I am back from a whole different approach, “conserving our natural […]

 
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Cursive by Torsten Johnson

The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Torsten Johnson, Third Place Grade 5, Branch Elementary Teacher: Ali Whitaker Principal: Hillery Dixon   Cursive writing has always impressed and fascinated me. It is much more beautiful than regular printing and also a lot faster. Many schools around the U.S. have stopped teaching cursive. Many […]

 
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Life Lessons from Softball Using the 4-Way Test by Mikayla Provence

The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Mikayla Provence, First Place Grade 4, Branch Elementary  School Teacher: Mrs. Debbie Handy Life Lessons from Softball Using the 4-Way Test “Mikayla’s up to bat to give that ball a whack! She’s a home run hitter and you’re never gonna get her!” This is one of […]

 
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Woods Humane Society: Helping Homeless Pets by Torsten K. Johnson

The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Torsten K. Johnson, Second Place Grade 4, Branch Elementary  School Teacher: Mrs. Debbie Handy Woods Humane Society: Helping Homeless Pets Woods Humane Society is an animal shelter dedicated to helping stray or unwanted animals find a home.  All of the animals that they take in are dogs […]

 
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Conserving Water by Nicky York

The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Nicky York, Third Place Grade 4, Coastal Christian School Teacher: Mrs. Melanie Schrei Conserving Water I know I’m only a fourth grader, and a small, really small one too, but that doesn’t mean small people can’t change a big world.  Now that I told you about […]

 
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4-Way-Test by Mikayla Quam

The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Mikayla Quam, First Place Grade 6,  Ocean View Elementary School Teacher: Jeanie Gordon Every two years, the world comes together for the Olympics, a very popular tradition. During this time, we tend to put aside other problems and conflicts that may be going on for a little friendly competition. […]

 
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Gymnastics Aces “The 4-Way Test and Me” by John Pollard

The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites John Pollard, Third Place Grade 6,  Ocean View Elementary School Teacher: Eric Ray Shawn Johnson said, “Gymnastics taught me everything – life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.” I am a gymnast and I can tell you that gymnastics is more than a sport. I am 12 years old […]

 
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Stereotyping by Mustafa Assal

The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Mustafa Assal, First Place Grade 4,  Shell Beach Elementary School Teacher: Mr. Sharp Stereotyping has hurt many people in different ways. For example some ethnic groups have been stereotyped for being in gangs or being dumb or being ignorant or in our case terrorists. Stereotyping is […]

 
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The 4 Way Test by Jacob Crisp

The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cites Jacob Crisp, Second Place Grade 5,  Ocean View Elementary School Teacher: Mrs. Gordon Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player to play in the Major Leagues in 1947. Back then there were two leagues, a Negro League and a Professional league that did not allow […]

 
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