EDUCATION
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Youth Activities 2004
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CAGV Education Fund Announces Contest Winners
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of the essay contest (and a $500 award) is Harding High School Freshman
Louise Lisboa.
Louise attends the Health Magnet at Harding. Lisboa's essay discussed
the various ways that one person can take action to reduce gun violence. |
From left: Eugene Hobdy, Harding Health Magnet;
Nick Richard, RYASAP; Ron Pinciaro, CAGV; Louise Lisboa; Max Media,
President, Bridgeport Board of Education; and Harding Principal
Ralph Council. |
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| Honorable mention winners of $100 were Joe
Amrani of Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School
in New Haven, and San
Quach of East Hartford High School. |
Joe Amrani
(2nd from right) with (l-r) dad Al, mom Linda, and Creative
Writing teacher Mindi Englart. |
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San Quach (2nd from left) with (l-r)
his dad, Vien Quach, Principal Craig Jordan, and mom Hue Hoac.
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| The winning art piece was submitted by Newington
High School student Jennifer
Chen. Jennifer's work stood out for its powerful message
on the toll gun violence takes on Connecticut families. |
Jennifer Chen (3rd from right)
with Principal Paul Hoey, her sister Mariana, mom Hung, dad
Sung, and Social Studies teacher Joann Prague-Doyle
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Barbar Heffermehl (center) with her
Art teacher Darin Tomaszewski, English teacher Cheryl Faga,
mom Jackie Tartell, and Administrative Intern Tina Rivera.
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Honorable mention winner was Barbara
Heffermehl, Stamford Academy of Information Technology.
Barbara's piece was a unique combination of art and fiction that
dramatized the effect of school violence on teens. |
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The youth-centered
project is being partially funded by a matching grant of $10,000 awarded
by Co/Motion, the Youth Division of The Alliance for Justice in Washington,
D.C. Co/Motion is specifically concerned with the issue of gun violence. |
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Copyright 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Connecticut Against Gun
Violence Education Fund
All rights reserved CAGV Education Fund
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