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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: June 8, 2020 <br />Item No.:5.a <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Recognize the 2020 Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Essay Contest <br />Winners <br />1 B ACKGROUND <br />2 The Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission (HRIEC) held an essay contest for sixth, seventh <br />3 and eighth grade students within the Roseville Area School District boundaries. This year, the commission <br />4 partnered with the Roseville Dual Language Immersion program at Roseville Area Middle School to also <br />5 offer a dual language essay contest. The teacher, Ms. Silvia Vasquez, along with other native language <br />6 speakers anonymously reviewed and scored the essays from the Dual Language Program, while the HRIEC <br />7 conducted an anonymous review of the other essays. Names of the students were not known until after the <br />8 winners were selected. This yeara total of 126 students entered the contest. <br />9 Additionally, this year the commission changed the way essays were reviewed. Previously all essays in grades <br />10 6-8 were scored against each other. This year, the commission broke the essays into grade levels in order to <br />11 more evenly score them. <br />12 This year the students were asked: <br />13 Social media and the Internet have a growing presence in our lives. Discuss the role social media has <br />14 on our communities and what role it plays among you and your friends. How can social media be <br />15 used to divide our community? How can social media be used to help our community be more <br />16 inclusive and engaging for all residents? <br />17 <br />18 First place winners were askedif they would like to read their essays. At the time of this report, staff is aware <br />19 of one student who will read their essay. Other essays are available in the packet. <br />20 The commission will recognize the following students and teachers: <br />th <br />21 6 Grade: <br />22 First place Mirabel PestelFalcon Heights, Maira Simonson <br />23 <br />th <br />24 7 Grade Dual Language Immersion Program: <br />25 First place Archer Holman RAMS, Silvia Vasquez <br />26 Second placeCarolina Bada-Lappi RAMS, Silvia Vasquez <br />27 Second placeJackson HorwathRAMS, Silvia Vasquez <br />28 Second placeJeanette Rangel-PerezRAMS, Silvia Vasquez <br />29 Honorable MentionCaitlyn Kimmes RAMS, Silvia Vasquez <br />30 <br />th <br />31 7 Grade: <br />32 First place Adriannah Hegner RAMS, Jeffrey Bibeau <br />33 Second placeNate Thurston RAMS, Jeffrey Bibeau <br />34 Third placeAmeleon Yarbrough RAMS, Silvia Vasquez <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />