The 2009 6th Annual LAPD Essay Contest Winners

In a breakfast ceremony held at the Los Angeles Police Historical Society on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, the 10 winners of the 6th Annual LAPD Essay contest were greeted and congratulated by Chief William J. Bratton and others for their winning submissions.  Students were asked to write what they would do that would have the greatest impact on the community if they were a Los Angeles Police Department officer for one day. 

With more than 700 submissions, this year’s contest was once again, a success.

The 10 LAPD Essay Contest winners are:

Miss Brittany Agapay, Grade 6
Miss Alexis Arellanes, Grade 7
Miss Alejandra Cabrera, Grade 8
Mr. Matthew Cina, Grade 7
Miss Crystal Fox, Grade 8
Miss Joana León, Grade 6
Miss Adriana Montes, Grade 7
Miss Sarah O’Conor, Grade 6
Miss Iridian Saenz, Grade 8
Mr. Dmitriy Slobodskiy Jr., Grade 6

The essay contest was open to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who are enrolled in the Los Angeles Unified School District and schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.  Winners were featured on Telemundo’s weekday morning show, Buenos Dias, as well as given gift packages which included tickets to an upcoming Dodger game, tickets to Universal Studios, bike helmets from the Hollenbeck Youth Center, four tickets to a performance of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, four tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific, four tickets to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, vouchers to Speedzone and Boomers Park.  Winners were also given a brand new bicycle courtesy of Liborio Markets and RRG Inc.

Each of the 10 winning essays will be featured on the Department’s web site, one each week for the next ten weeks. Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks to our sponsors.

Comments

[Jennie]

Great job kids!