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May 11, 2012 (La Mesa, California) Contact: Aaron Landau, LMHS President 619-244-2470 or [email protected]
MEDIA ADVISORY The La Mesa Historical Society and Kiwanis Club of La Mesa
to publicly announce the winners of the “3rd Grade La Mesa Historical Photo
Story-Writing Contest”
WHAT: 3rd Grade La Mesa Historical Photo Story-Writing Contest Awards WHEN: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7 p.m. WHERE: La Mesa-Spring Valley School District Boardroom
4750 Date Avenue, La Mesa, CA 91941
On Tuesday, May 15th at 7 PM the La Mesa Historical Society and Kiwanis Club of La Mesa will present the award winners their prizes for the first annual 3rd grade La Mesa Historical Photo Story-Writing Contest. The Contest was created as part of the 2012 City of La Mesa Centennial Celebration.
The presentation to the three winners, along with their parents, teachers and principals will take place at the boardroom of the La Mesa Spring Valley School District at 4750 Date Avenue, La Mesa. The La Mesa Kiwanis Foundation will be awarding an iPad to the winner of this contest. In addition, the La Mesa Historical Society will be presenting a $50 Target gift card to each of two runners up.
The winners were chosen from 102 entries received from throughout the School District’s 3rd Grade classes. The participants, all who will receive a ribbon, each chose one of a select set of historic La Mesa photographs from the collections of the Historical Society, researched the scene and wrote a story of being in the historic photograph. The entries were scored on historical research and accuracy, grammar and creativity.
The Grand Prize winner wrote about a circa 1919 photo of a group of children, and their pet donkeys, playing on Date Avenue.
LMHS photo that inspired the Grand Prize Winner of the First Annual 3rd Grade La Mesa Historical Photo Story-Writing Contest.
