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Student Wins Trip to Washington D.C.
 (Shown in photo, l. to r.)- Luis Armendariz, junior; Florence Schetgen, English teacher at Canutillo HS; and Juan Carlos Gonzalez, junior.
Luis Armendariz, junior at Canutillo High School, won second place recently for his essay entry in a contest sponsored by the National Society of The Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA). NSCDA selects two winners from the state of Texas and sends them to a National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. in June.
This year’s contest required students to type a 500 word essay on the topic, “Which amendment is most important to you and why”. Florence Schetgen, English teacher at CHS said, “Although my entire class of 28 were required to participate, 23 essays were ultimately submitted and sent to the Texas competition. Along with Luis, another student in my class, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, also placed 8th in the state contest,” added Schetgen.
The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America is dedicated to furthering an appreciation of our national heritage through historic preservation, patriotic service, and educational projects. The NSCDA, founded in 1891, is an unincorporated association of 44 Corporate Societies with over 15,000 members.
The annual essay contest is a major project of The Society held under the auspices of the Washington Workshops Foundation, a private nonprofit educational program in American government for high school students. Winners of the annual national essay contest sponsored by The NSCDA are sent to Washington, D.C. for a week of citizenship education about the national government.
Keep up the good work CHS and CISD.
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