Claremont High School English Teacher Jane Purcell sponsored 53 entrants.
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Louisa Meury Wins 2007 Pomona Valley United Nations Essay Contest
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1st place winner Louisa Meury,
CHS teacher Jane Purcell, and local UNA president Mel Boynton.
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Claremont High School Senior Louisa Meury has won the 2007 Pomona Valley
United Nations Association (UNA) National High School Essay Contest. Her
letter to President Bush on the subject of maternal health earned her first
place and a $200 cash prize. Her winning essay has been forwarded to the
national contest for further consideration. She and other students were
honored by the local UNA and over 70 attendees at the annual UNA banquet on
Sunday, January 28th, at Decker Hall in Pilgrim Place. Claremont High
School English Teacher Jane Purcell sponsored 53 entrants. Along with
Louisa Meury, the winners of cash awards totalling $500 were Samantha
Lara,
second place, Rachel Kitch, third place, and Rose Corcoran, fourth place.
The award money was supplied by the Claremont Univesity Club.
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Louisa Meury, Samantha Lara,
Rose Cocoran, Mel Boynton, and Rachel Kitch. |
Local UNA president Mel Boynton said, "We had an outstanding group of writers this year. Judges Art Sutton, Emily Burch, Jaideep Sahai, Marilee Scaff, and I sorted through these essays using a grading rubric from the national UNA. The names of the authors were not known until after the judging. Jane Purcell is an exceptional teacher and, once again, we had a difficult job in selecting the very best from this large group of well-written research essays. The students all learned that the United States can do much more to help mothers survive and their letters were all sent to the White House. Around the world, some 500,000 mothers currently die each year from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. The annual UNA essay contest engages students with serious world issues and we're proud of their hard work and scholarship."
Submitted by Mel Boynton, 1145 Baughman Drive, Claremont, CA 91711 (909) 398-1124