12th ANNUAL CLAIRE MUMMA ESSAY CONTEST in honor of WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
In
honor of Women’s History Month, The Washington County Commission
for Women honored the winners of the Commission’s Annual Essay Contest
with a reception on Wednesday evening, March 12. The reception was conducted
by Rose Wolters, current Commission President, and was held in the County
Administration Building at 7:00 pm. The reception served as a forum for
the winners to read their essays and stand before proud parents and teachers
to receive their certificate and prize check. Julianna Albowitz was
in attendance to read a letter from Senator Barbara Mikulski and presented
the winners with an additional certificate.
The Commission awarded five prizes. Nicholas Hall won first place for his essay on Senetor Barbara Mikulski. Second and Third place went to Aaron Mills and Christen Logsdon, respectively. Honourable Mentions went to Vanessa Abrahams and Joseph Knotts.
The Essay Contest is one of the key activities of the Commission and always receives a good response from the students of the County. This year was the twelth of such annual essay contests with the topic being Women in Politics. Students chose women that they admire from this category as their essay subject. The contest was distributed in November and was open to any student from 8th through 12th grade who is schooled in Washington County – public school, private school, or home school. Cash Prizes ranged from $50 to $300.