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2005 - Four High Schoolers Take Top Honors in Essay Contest

1st Amendment

In light of a disturbing report from the Knight Foundation that showed more than a third of high school students think the First Amendment "goes too far" in the rights it guarantees, GSPA has teamed up with the Cox Institute for Newspaper Management Studies to challenge high school journalists to explain the importance of the First Amendment.

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winning essays

First Place
Essay
(tied)
L'Anita Weiler
Berkmar High School
The Berkmar Liberty

First Place
Essay
(tied)
Caroly Crist
East Coweta High School
East Coweta Smoke Signals

Second Place
Essay

Rebecca Stewart
Brookwood High School
Brookwood Up-Close

Third Place
Essay

Michele Byrd
Brookwood High School
Brookwood Up-Close

related news releases
 

News Release
March 22, 2005

News Release
June 3, 2005

 

 

For more information, e-mail Joe Dennis at jodennis@uga.edu or call 706-542-5022.

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