Students in public and private schools and homeschoolers have a Nov. 29 deadline to participate in two North Augusta contests.
Mayor Briton Williams announced the contest at the Nov. 1 meeting of city council. It is designed to engage students in grades one through 12.
For the younger students, it is a drawing contest.
“They’ll submit a drawing to illustrate the theme what superpower does the Mayor of the City of North Augusta need,” Williams said. “We’ll put all those at the Arts and Heritage Center the weekend of the tour of homes.”
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Students in grades five through 12 can submit an essay on the topic “If I were Mayor of North Augusta, what would I do to make the city a better place to live”.
Students who write the winning essay from each grade will be recognized at the Dec. 20 council meeting.
“I think it’s important in this day and age with everything we see nationally about government, that one, we let our youth understand that, hey, you know what, no matter if I’m in fifth grade, or sixth grade, I can have a voice and that can make our community better,” said Williams. “And the second thing is that I think we can start framing a conversation with our youth and our children that there are actually good things that local government can do and are doing. And not everything they hear and read about has to be negative.”
The information is available on the city website.
Dana Lynn McIntyre is a Staff Reporter with The Augusta Press. You can reach her at dana@theaugustapress.com
