News Release from: City of Beaverton
BEAVERTON "IF I WERE MAYOR..." CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Posted: May 9th, 2013 4:38 PM
Photo/sound file: http://www.flashalertnewswire.net/images/news/2013-05/1786/64150/Wu.jpg (Mayor Denny Doyle asks Sabrina Wu to say a few words after receiving the award for the “If I Were Mayor…†essay contest. Wu, a seventh grader at Stoller Middle School, wrote about what she envisions her role as mayor to beâ€"promoting physical activ)
Photo/sound file: http://www.flashalertnewswire.net/images/news/2013-05/1786/64150/Larabee.jpg (Ruth Larabee, with Mayor Denny Doyle, shows off her award from the “If I Were Mayor…†contest. Larabee created a poster promoting a friendly, clean and healthy community. )
Mayor Denny Doyle announced the winners of Beaverton's "If I Were Mayor..." contest during the Beaverton City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 7. This is the fifth year the City of Beaverton participated in the contest sponsored by the Oregon Mayors Association for students in fourth grade through high school.
The winner in each category received a $50 Visa gift card and will go on to compete in the statewide competition for a laptop computer.
"It's great to hear from the younger generation about what they'd do as mayor," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "The creativity and knowledge the students demonstrate continually amazes me as I review their thoughtful work."
Winners:
4-6 grade poster contest: Ruth Larabee
Larabee, a home-schooled sixth grader, promoted a friendly clean and healthy community through her artistic poster. Her ideas included creating a plan to encourage people to not litter, developing a "Get-Fit" challenge program for all ages, and developing fun and safe parks.
Middle school student essay contest: Sabrina Wu
Wu, a seventh grader at Stoller Middle School, wrote that if she was Mayor she would: increase the school budget and not cut school days; increase programs and shelters for homeless students and families; create more community gardens to increase oxygen; add more hiking and biking trails to promote exercise; and, increase the use of reusable shopping bags to minimize ocean pollution.
Mayor Doyle and the Beaverton City Council judged the local entries.
For more information on the winners and to see their winning entries, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/IfIWereMayor.
In 2013, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in Oregon. Since 2007, Beaverton has been named one of the safest cities in the Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communit
ies, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton.
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