HomeMy WebLinkAboutHonoring High School Seniors Amy, Marsh, Michael Cwidak-Kusbach & Spencer McCollester 2003 English Achievement Awards in WritingAttest:
RESOLUTION
3263 -03
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
November 24,
03
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
November 25, 20 03
City Clerk
President of Common Council
November 26,
Approved and signed by me
2003 .
City Clerk
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Resolution No. 32-e3 —03
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, HONORING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AMY MARSH, MICHAEL CWIDAK-
KUSBACH, AND SPENCER MCCOLLESTER FOR WINNING THE 2003 NATIONAL
COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS IN WRITING
Vbert49, the Common Council notes that there are three very talented high school
seniors who recently had their writing talents nationally recognized; and
WIMM, our community is indeed fortunate and enriched by the fact that three of the
seventeen Indiana high school students who received the 2003 National Council of Teachers of
English Achievement Awards in Writing were from two of our local high schools; and
'Di bV MU, the Common Council proudly recognizes and honors AMY MARSH, a senior
at ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL, who wrote an analysis of whether literary works adapted for the
silver screen dilute the spirit of the original author's writing; and submitted her personal writing
sample on keeping the Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, with her divorced parents ; and
Vbgr¢as, the Common Council proudly recognizes and honors MICHAEL CWiDAK-
KusBAcH, a senior at ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL, who wrote that "every work has its own
soul ... when you borrow a soul, it only degrades it. You can't change certain elements of a
story and expect it to be the same "; and submitted his personal writing sample on a character
analysis of Heathcliff from Emily Bronte's 19th century novel Wuthering Heights; and
"D 69M S, the Common Council proudly recognizes and honors SPENCER
MCCOLLESTER, a senior at Sr. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL, who wrote about suicide; and for
his personal writing sample submitted an essay on what he has learned from his grandfather.
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WO, 30taua, as follows:
Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council
hereby publicly honors AMY MARSH, OF ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL; MICHAEL CWIDAK-
KusBACH, OF ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL; AND SPENCER MCCOLLESTER OF ST. JOSEPH
HIGH SCHOOL for bringing honor to themselves, their teachers, their respective high schools,
and the entire South Bend Community, for being selected from over 2,400 nominees to be
three of the best high school writers in America with this honor being bestowed by the
National Council of Teachers of English (NOTE).
Section II. The Common Council is proud to salute the parents, relatives, friends, teachers
and administrators for providing encouragement to each of these local high school seniors; and
wishes AMY, MICHAEL AND SPENCER the very best as each of them pursues their future
academic dreams in higher education and sincerely hopes that each of them will return to the
South Bend so that they will continue to enrich our community with their talents.
Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by
the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
James Aranowskl, First District
Charlptte D. Pfeifer, Second Qistrict
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PRESENTED II -LY-�3
NOT APPROVED
ADOPT5D \k-0-03
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• A/. 10a, City Clerk
r. Varner, Fifth District
Ervin Kus xth District
Sean Coleman. At Laree
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Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand,
Council Attorney
Stephen J. ke, Mayor