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Winners Announced in St. Helens "If I Were Mayor" Student Contest 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 4, 2024
St. Helens, Ore. - The St. Helens City Council announced the winners of the 2024 If I Were Mayor Student Contest at the Council’s April 3, 2024, regular session meeting. The If I Were Mayor Student Contest is an annual contest held in partnership with the Oregon Mayors Association (OMA).
The City received three poster submittals for grades 4-5. There were no essay submittals for grades 6-8, and no digital presentations for grades 9-12.
In the 4th to 5th grade poster category, Glory Beaudoin (4th grade) won first place and Danielle Jesse (4th grade) and Hope Vue (4th grade) tied for second place.
The first place winner received $150 cash and second place winners received $50 cash. All participants are invited to a lunch with Mayor Rick Scholl and other City staff to talk about their ideas and to learn more about how local government works. The first place winning entry from the St. Helens contest will be sent to the state competition for a chance to win a prize worth $500.
Students addressed a number of issues in their submissions, including creating shelters for the houseless, creating a community competition to clean up litter, building an all-ages park, and building more animal shelters.
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For further information regarding the If I Were Mayor student contest, please contact Communications Officer Crystal King at cking@sthelensoregon.gov.
