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Sertoma Club of Broad Ripple essay winners
posted: May 15, 2015

The Sertoma Club of Broad Ripple has sponsored the National Heritage Essay Contest for more than 30 years. The contest is open to sixth grade students in public, private and parochial schools in the Greater Indianapolis area. The topic students were asked to address in their essays was "What Freedom Means to Me." Sertoma believes that participation in the National Heritage Essay Contest encourages students to better understand the founding principles of our country and to consider how those principles affect their lives today. This year, 16 schools totaling 57 classrooms submitted over 1,100 essays from Marion and Hamilton County. Classroom winners were chosen from among each of the top three classroom essays submitted by their teachers. A total of 25 finalist essays were identified for consideration as one of three grand prize winners.

Reagan Frank, Chelsea Lo, and Channing Christian with their Sertoma Club of Broad Ripple National Heritage Essay Contest awards.
Reagan Frank, Chelsea Lo, and Channing Christian with their Sertoma Club of Broad Ripple National Heritage Essay Contest awards.
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The grand prize winners of the 2014-2015 National Heritage Essay Contest are: Third place-($200.00) Channing Christian from Park Tudor Preparatory School; teacher-Jennifer Palmer. Channing resides in Zionsville with her parents, Justin & Darrianne Christian. Second place-($250.00) Chelsea Lo from The Orchard School; teacher-Ms. Karen Dean. Chelsea resides in Carmel with her parents Dr. Carlo & Joyce Lo. First place-($375.00) Reagan Frank from Riverside Intermediate School; teacher-Mr. Anthony Ioannacci. Reagan lives in Fishers with her parents Tony & Heather Frank. There was also one student whose essay was deemed honorable mention. He is Daniel Melbert who attends St. Richards Episcopal School; teacher-Ms. Andrea Neal. The three grand finalists, their teachers, and their family members were invited to the annual Sertoma recognition luncheon to be held at the Northside K of C on May 6, 2015, at 11:30. Each grand prize-winner read her essay to the members of the Sertoma Club and guests. The three winners receive a plaque and certificate, a copy of the Bill of Rights, and their monetary award.


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