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Rory Award Winners Named |
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Two students at Indian Trail Elementary School in Highland Park received the Rory Award for good citizenship in 2000. Morgan Doetsch took top honors among kindergartners and first graders for her thoughtful illustration (see below).Matthew Berk, who was a classmate of Rory's, won the competition among second and third graders for his bright essay (see below).
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I walked down the hall I thought,
"Today I'm going to try to do all six pillars. They are Caring, Fairness, Responsibility, Respect, Trustworthiness and Citizenship." I walked in the classroom and I saw my friend hurt. I asked him if he was OK. He said he got hit in the head with a chair. I brought him to the nurse. She said I was a caring boy. Caring, one pillar down, five to go. In class I played a game. One boy was left out. I said he could play. That's fairness! I walked on the blacktop with a ball for recess and the bell rang. I brought the ball in. That's responsibility! I walked in the library. I was late so I walked in the library, sat down and was quiet. That's respect! Now it is time for recess. As I walked on the hot blacktop, a friend told me a secret and told me to tell no one. I kept that secret. That's trustworthiness! I had one more thing to do - citizenship. I couldn't think of anything to do for it. Then I realized that if I did all those five pillars, I must be a good citizen as well. I realized that if I could be caring, fair, responsible, respectful and trustworthy, then I could be a good citizen as well. So be all you can be for all it's worth. --Matthew Berk |
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