Jolley Dozen essay winners announced

The Jolley Dozen Club annually hosts an essay contest with Haxtun and Holyoke fourth grade students. Each year a topic is selected for students to write about. This year's topic, Citizenship, drew three winners in the contest including first place Harrison Kleve, Holyoke, second place Lesley Cabrera Benitez, Haxtun, and third place Haylie Jones, Haxtun.

Kleve's first place essay will advance to the Colorado Association for Family and Communication Education's state essay contest. Local first, second and third place winners receive cash prizes and every fourth grade student who participated in the contest received a book donated by the Jolley Dozen Club.

Citizenship

Harrison Kleve

Citizenship: There are many things that made a good citizen. Good citizens give to the community. They also vote for things like mayors. Good citizens follow the laws that lawmakers make. As you can see there are many things that make a good citizen and I will tell you about it.

Giving to the community: Giving to the community is very nice of people. If you give to the community they get goods for the poor. Also you can give to the food bank for the poor. Giving the community time and help is one of the best ways of being a good citizen. As you can see, giving to the community is a good way to be a good citizen.

Vote: Voting is more helpful than you think. First, the school you go to would have no food and that is bad. If you vote for your friend they might not know how to manage so vote with a purpose! Voting can help property. As you can see, voting is very important for the community.

Follow the law: Following the law is very important to the community. Following the road law keeps crashes from occurring. Another thing is keeping others safe like no two people going down the slide at once. Also people don't get hurt when you follow the law. As you can see, following the law is important for everyone.

Being a good citizen is very important. Giving to the community is helpful. Voting is helpful too and important. Following the law is very very important also. As you can see all of these things are important for the community so everyone is healthy.

Citizenship

Lesley Cabrera Benitz

It is important to be a good citizen in the world. You can be a helpful citizen by being kind, like pushing kids on the swings if they want you to. Also, you can help your community like picking up trash. People can donate to charities with clothes, shoes and toys. Other things to be a honorable citizen is helping others in need such as giving them a car ride. You should always be a charitable citizen, so do your part.

Citizenship

Haylie Jones

I see my mom showing good citizenship all the time. As a matter of fact she helps others. She also will help others if they fall down. She teaches my family good citizenship by telling us what is right. She cares for the environment, she teaches us to pick up trash and she pays taxes to the government so they can repair stuff. She votes, which helps the government decide what we need and don't need. Did you know that happiness and positivity is also being a good citizen? She smiles, listens to others and is not rude to others. My mom never fails to show good citizenship.