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April is "National County Government Month" and the County Commissioners’ Association of WV (CCAWV) is hosting our annual essay contest for 8th grade students across West Virginia.
There will be a monetary prizes for 1 st, 2 nd , and 3 rd place student winners. There will also be a monetary prize for the 1 st place winner’s Teacher to be used for classroom activities. 1 st Place Student will receive $300 and teacher will receive $300. 2 nd place Student - $250 and 3 rd place Student - $150.
One of CCAWV’s goals is to increase information and public awareness about county government and the office of County Commissioner. As an initiative of this goal we are excited to partner with West Virginia educators to encourage students to learn and write about their local county governing body, the County Commission. (Teachers, for your convenience, we are attaching our brochure about county commission responsibilities.)
Student participants are asked to type a 500-word essay on the topic.
"How does my county commission make life better for me?"
Take a class fieldtrip to a county commission meeting! Ask your county commissioners to come speak to the 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 8 th grader and why it matters to them.
A committee of commissioners and CCAWV Staff will serve as judges of the contest. All entries must be emailed by 5:00 pm Friday, April 20, 2018 to qualify. (Please see complete rules attached)
Entries should be emailed to:
jennifer@ccawv.org
For more information, please contact Vivian Parsons at CCAWV jennifer@ccawv.org or at 304-345-4639.
Winners will be announced by April 27, 2018.
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Application Deadline:
Jun 30, 2017
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April was “National County Government Month” and the County Commissioners’ Association of WV (CCAWV) hosted their annual essay contest for eighth grade students across West Virginia.
There are monetary awards for 1st ($300), 2nd ($250), and 3rd ($150) place student winners. There is also a monetary award ($300) for the 1st place winner’s Teacher to be used for classroom activities. Student participants were asked to type a 500-word essay entitled How Does My County Commission Make Life Better For Me?
Congratulations to the following winners!
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FIRST PLACE:
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SECOND PLACE:
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THIRD PLACE:
Kally Hall, Hurricane Middle School, Putnam County Angie Withrow, Teacher
Emma Gibbs, Wahama Jr/Sr High School, Mason County Catherine Hamm, Teacher
Haley Fincham, Braxton Middle School, Braxton County Lori Dittman, Teacher
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April is "National County Government Month" and the County Commissioners’ Association of WV (CCAWV) is hosting our annual essay contest for 8th grade students across West Virginia.
There will be a 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.
- 1st Place Student will receive $300 and teacher will receive $300
- 2nd place Student - $250
- 3rd place Student - $150
One of CCAWV’s goals is to increase information and public awareness about county government and the office of County Commissioner. As an initiative of this goal we are excited to partner with West Virginia educators to encourage students to learn and write about their local county governing body, the County Commission. (Teachers, for your convenience, we are attaching our brochure about county commission responsibilities.)
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We hit the road in early December for CCAWV’s Annual Regional Legislative Roundtables. While we still have two meetings in January, the gatherings we have attended so far have been interesting and productive. The first meeting, held at the Kanawha county courthouse, was very well-attended by county leaders and legislators alike. As our meeting schedule took us to Doddridge, Summers, Harrison, Marshall, and Fayette counties, we were happy to meet many of the new legislators from each region. We had lively conversations with them about CCAWV’s legislative priorities and got their perspectives on the upcoming legislative session. With a massive gap in the state budget looming, this session promises to be a difficult one. We emphasized over and over in these meetings how strained county budgets are, and repeated our legislative mantra ad nauseum: No unfunded mandates, and definitely no roads! We tried to explain how important it is to keep 911 funding in place (and hopefully, give counties some tools to increase revenue streams for 911 if needed). We also went around the room and asked commissioners to share their monthly regional jail bill. Many legislators were shocked to hear just how much counties are paying.
We know that in February, lawmakers will be desperate to find ways to plug the budget gap. It is our hope that these meetings provide an opportunity for us to show legislators why we are so defensive of the scant county revenue sources currently in place.
We will be headed up to Elkins and Martinsburg next month to round out our schedule of roundtables. We would really like to thank all the commissioners, staff, and lawmakers who joined us at the meetings so far. A special thank you to the host counties! As always, as the legislative session draws near, please contact us with any ideas or comments.