South Hill Rotary Club/District 7600 Steven Swank, Third Place Grade 7, Park View Middle School Teacher: Ms. Van Dyke So have you ever heard the quote,” Actions speak louder than words?” What does it mean to you? First is truth. It is also known as being truthful. It means to tell the truth under any […]
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Never Be the Same Again!
By thefourwaytest on May 25, 2008 in 1st place, 2007-2008, club winners, essay contests, middle school (7-8), Uncategorized
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. […]
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 […]
Today, I am going to talk to you about the Four Way Test…
District 6450 Winner Rotary Club of Moraine Valley Kate Moran, Second Place Conrady Jr. High, Hickory Hills, IL Teacher: Mrs. Baltimore Today, I am going to talk to you about the Four Way Test. The Four Way Test is a test of our citizenship, morals, and ethics in the things we think say and do. […]
Blame it on Bro
Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Mariah Cossey, First Place Grade 6, Intermediate Division Staci Andrews, Grover Heights About 3 years ago, my brother and I were given the chance to prove our sense of responsibility. Alex, my ten-year-old brother, was swamped with homework so he was allowed to stay home from a […]
Tears of Pain
Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Maria Chavez, Second Place Grade 6, Intermediate Division Staci Andrews, Grover Heights If I would have had another chance, just one chance to undo what I had done, I would have taken it. If I would have had a wish I would have wished for a chance, […]
Living Out the 4-Way Test
Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Jacob Kephart, First Place Grade 8, Middle School Division Mrs. Hjalmarson, Paulding What would you do if someone treated you poorly? How would you respond? Would you seek revenge? My dad experienced a situation like this last year. However, he did not seek revenge but instead responded […]
I Don’t Have Any Homework
Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Charles Royal, Second Place Middle School Division, Grade 8 Barb Babka, Judkins I walked into my house with an upside down grin on my face. Once again I was swamped with homework. Almost every period, I had homework. I sat down on the couch, relieved that school […]
Facing Reality
Rotary Club of Pismo Beach / Five Cities Jennifer Farias, Third Place Grade 8, Middle School Division Barb Babka, Judkins It was a bright sunny day and I was getting ready for school. As I got to the entrance of Oceano Elementary School my mom said bye and left my sister and I at the […]