ENTER TO WIN "IF I WERE MAYOR..." CONTEST (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: March 2nd, 2015 3:21 PM
BEAVERTON, Ore. - Beaverton students in fourth grade through high school can enter the "If I Were Mayor..." contest to win a $50 Visa gift card. The winners will go on to compete in a statewide competition for an iPad Air tablet, sponsored by the Oregon Mayors Association.
Three winners will be chosen from the following categories:
* Elementary school (grades 4-5): Poster
* Middle school (grades 6-8): Essay
* High school (grades 9-12): Video or PowerPoint
The winner in each category will present their entry at the Tuesday, May 5 city council meeting and will then compete in the statewide competition. The statewide winner will be announced at the annual Oregon Mayors Association conference in Cottage Grove on Friday, July 31, 2015.
"We have so many inspired young people in our community," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "I look forward to this contest every year and seeing the creative entries. Beaverton's definitely got talent!"
Mayor Doyle and the Beaverton City Council will judge the local entries based on the criteria outlined by the Oregon Mayors Association. Judges will consider:
* Creativity: Does the student demonstrate curiosity and originality?
* Clarity/sincerity of thought: Is the submission well thought out and organized?
* Proper use of grammar: Does the submission contain proper spelling, grammar and punctuation?
* Subject relevancy: Are the major points relevant to the role of a government leader? Does the student demonstrate an understanding of municipal government and the job of mayor?
Contest deadline is 4 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2015. For more information, the full list of contest rules and an application form, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/IfIWereMayor.
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2014, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recei ved a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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Caption: Nandini Naidu, now a freshman at Valley Catholic, was the 2014 winner in the middle school category. Naidu went on to win the statewide competition. The Oregon Mayors Association Board of Directors reviewed more than 52 entries from cities across Oregon in the 2014 contest.
Three winners will be chosen from the following categories:
* Elementary school (grades 4-5): Poster
* Middle school (grades 6-8): Essay
* High school (grades 9-12): Video or PowerPoint
The winner in each category will present their entry at the Tuesday, May 5 city council meeting and will then compete in the statewide competition. The statewide winner will be announced at the annual Oregon Mayors Association conference in Cottage Grove on Friday, July 31, 2015.
"We have so many inspired young people in our community," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "I look forward to this contest every year and seeing the creative entries. Beaverton's definitely got talent!"
Mayor Doyle and the Beaverton City Council will judge the local entries based on the criteria outlined by the Oregon Mayors Association. Judges will consider:
* Creativity: Does the student demonstrate curiosity and originality?
* Clarity/sincerity of thought: Is the submission well thought out and organized?
* Proper use of grammar: Does the submission contain proper spelling, grammar and punctuation?
* Subject relevancy: Are the major points relevant to the role of a government leader? Does the student demonstrate an understanding of municipal government and the job of mayor?
Contest deadline is 4 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2015. For more information, the full list of contest rules and an application form, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/IfIWereMayor.
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2014, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recei ved a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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Caption: Nandini Naidu, now a freshman at Valley Catholic, was the 2014 winner in the middle school category. Naidu went on to win the statewide competition. The Oregon Mayors Association Board of Directors reviewed more than 52 entries from cities across Oregon in the 2014 contest.
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