Contest Asks St. Helens Students to Share What They Would Do As Mayor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 16, 2018

(ENTRY PACKET AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD AT BOTTOM OF PAGE) 

St. Helens, Ore. - The St. Helens City Council invites local students to share their creative ideas about what they would do if they were mayor of St. Helens. Three local winners will receive $100 in cash and lunch with Mayor Rick Scholl.

The “If I Were Mayor, I Would…” Student Contest is a partnership with the Oregon Mayors Association (OMA) and is open to local students enrolled in school or being home-schooled for the 2017-2018 school year. This is the seventh year that St. Helens has participated in the statewide contest.

Students can submit entries to City Hall in one of three categories: a poster competition for grades 4-5, an essay competition for grades 6-8, and a digital media presentation for high school students. Completed submissions must be received at City Hall by 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24. A complete contest packet and entry form are available to download on the City’s website at www.ci.st-helens.or.us/news. Hardcopy versions of the application packet are also available at City Hall.

A winner from each category will receive $100 cash and lunch with Mayor Rick Scholl. Winning entries will be sent to the state competition for a chance to win an Apple iPad Air 2.

All completed submissions will be reviewed at the May 2 City Council Work Session. The Council will evaluate the entries based on creativity, clarity/sincerity of thought, proper use of grammar and subject relevancy.

In past years, St. Helens students who have won at the local level have had great success at the state competition.

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For further information regarding the “If I Were Mayor, I Would…” Student Contest, please contact Deputy City Recorder Lisa Scholl at 503-366-8216 or lisas@ci.st-helens.or.us.