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May 24, 2023

First Place - $500 for Student and Teacher

Finley Carpenter - Barbour County. Winning Teacher: Sarah Harris. School: Belington Middle School

Second Place- $300 for each Student

Kawner Cusack – Putnam County. Teacher: Jack Runion. School: Hurricane Middle School

Russell Adkins – Cabell County. Teacher: Jevon Hayes. School: Huntington East Middle School

Third Place- $200 for each Student

Olivia Toney – Mason County. Teacher: Frances Blake. School: Hannan Jr/Sr High School

Julia Murdock – Wayne County. Teacher: Rachel Aldridge. School: Buffalo Middle School

James “Brody” McDaniels – Upshur County. Teacher: Kayce Wooten. School: Buckhannon Upshur Middle School

Honorable Mention- $50 for each Student

Lorelei Williams – Marshall County. Teacher: Kim Ghaphery. School: Moundsville Middle School

Abigail Keen – Tucker County. Teacher: Elspeth DeLeurere. School: Davis-Thomas Elementary Middle School

Scotlyn Forney – Morgan County. School: Warm Springs Middle School

Lydia Jackson – Greenbrier County. Teacher: Michael Anderson. School: Eastern Greenbrier Middle School

Alexis Herndon – Braxton County. Teacher: Lori Dittman. School: Braxton County Middle School

Samantha Cales – Summers County. Teacher: Jeremy Wood. School: Summers County Comprehensive High School

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June 13, 2022

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May 16, 2022

1^st Place $500 for Students and Teachers

• Gracie Dyer, Braxton County Middle, Braxton County; Teacher/Lori Dittman 
• Maverick Painter, Wahoma Jr/Sr High School, Mason County; Teacher/Kelsey Moya

2^nd Place $300 for Each Student

• Julia Watson, Mountaineer Middle School, Monongalia County; Teacher/Robin Addie
• Luke Craigo, Winfield Middle School, Putnam County; Teacher/Angie Withrow

3^rd Place $200 for Each Student

• Karim Sraj, Mountaineer Middle School, Monongalia County; Teacher/Robin Addie
• Mary Brinker, Wahoma Jr/Sr High School, Mason County; Teacher/Kelsey Moya

Honorable Mention $50 for Each Student

• Kaeden Hively, Barboursville Middle School; Cabell County; Teacher/Molly Fisher
• Kayla Baker, Belington Middle School; Barbour County; Teacher/Sarah Harris
• Nick McDaniel, Winfield Middle School, Putnam County; Teacher/Angie Withrow
• Gabriella Walls, Madison Middle School, Boone County; Teacher/Brent Griffith
• Lila Wright, Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School, Upshur County, Teacher/Lila Crites
• Landon Henthorn, Edison Middle School, Wood County; Teacher/Leila Marlow
• McKenna Kibermanis, So. Charleston Middle School, Kanawha County; Teacher/Amy Holland
• Bailey Pritt, Braxton County Middle, Braxton County; Teacher/Lori Dittman
• Lauren Pritt, Braxton County Middle, Braxton County; Teacher/Lori Dittman
• Katie Tran, Mountaineer Middle School, Monongalia County; Teacher/Robin Addie

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November 29, -0001

West Virginia (CCAWV) is hosting our annual essay contest for 8th grade students across West Virginia. 

There will be monetary prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Student Winners. There will also be a monetary prize for the 1st Place Winner’s Teacher to be used for classroom activities.  The 1st Place Student and Teacher will each receive $500; 2nd Place Student $300; and 3rd Place Student $200. We will also award $50 for five Honorable Mention Students. 

 One of CCAWV’s goals is to increase information and public awareness about county government and the office of County Commissioner.  This goal of this initiative is to partner with West Virginia educators to encourage students to learn and write about their local county governing body, the County Commission. 

 Student participants are asked to type a 500-word essay on the topic, "How does my county commission make life better for me?"  All entries must be emailed by 5:00 pm Friday, April 22, 2022 to qualify. Please see rules attached. Entries should be emailed to: jennifer@ccawv.org or for more information please contact Jennifer Piercy at jennifer@ccawv.org or at 304-345-4639.  Winners will be announced by Monday, May 2, 2022.

How can I learn more about what my commission does?

1. Take a class field trip to a county commission meeting.
2. Watch a commission meeting online – many livestream their meetings. 
3. Ask your county commissioners to come speak to your class. 

Find out what your county commission is working on in your county and encourage your students to write about it from the perspective of an 8th grader and why it matters to them. There are also a series of five informational videos on our website at www.ccawv.org that details the roles and responsibilities of county commissioners.