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Saint Marys Area 5th-grader selected for statewide 'Too Good For Drugs' calendar
Summary
A Fox Elementary fifth-grader from the Saint Marys Area School District was named one of 13 winners statewide in the attorney general's 'Too Good For Drugs' calendar contest and received a $529 scholarship deposited to a 5.29 account.
A fifth-grade student from Fox Elementary in the Saint Marys Area School District was named one of 13 statewide winners of the Pennsylvania attorney general's "Too Good For Drugs" calendar contest and is featured as November in the calendar.
Donna Castle, the district's elementary art teacher, introduced Isla Dorn and her mother, Janelle Dorn, at the board meeting. Janelle Dorn read Isla's account of the Harrisburg visit: "I was invited to go to Harrisburg to meet and have lunch with the attorney general along with the other winners. At lunch, we got introduced and talked about our pictures and what inspired us. We had our pictures taken with the attorney general, and she gave us each a certificate. After the luncheon, we got a tour of the attorney general's office in the capitol building. It was a great experience, and I had fun and I'm proud of myself."
Castle told the board the contest selects 13 fifth-graders across Pennsylvania — one for each month and one cover image — and that the student winner receives a $529 scholarship placed in a 5.29 account. Winners also were invited to lunch and a tour in Harrisburg; Castle said the calendars are distributed to schools and state buildings across Pennsylvania. She added that the scholarship funds for the contest come from a statewide source connected to the program.
Board members thanked the student for representing the school. Calendars were made available to meeting attendees.
Why it matters: The contest recognizes student work and gives district students exposure to a statewide public-safety education campaign. The district highlighted the recognition during its regular meeting to note student achievement.
Details in the meeting: The presentation was introduced as the "Statewide Drug Free Art Contest"; the teacher said the calendar distributes to Pennsylvania schools and state buildings and that winners receive a certificate and a scholarship deposited to a 5.29 account. A parent read the student's written reflection on the Harrisburg visit to the board.
