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The 1989-1990 Harry Singer Foundation

National High School Essay Contest

Subject: Should Terms of Those Serving

In The House of Representatives

Be Limited? Why, How or Why Not?!!

First Prize = $100

Second Prize = $ 50

Third Prize = $ 25!

Rules

The prizes will be awarded at every school entering ten or more

students. Winners will be selected and schools notified on or

before May 22, 1990.

The essay may be the result of a classroom assignment or may be

written independent of all normal classes.

Presentation to be typed, double spaced and between 750 and

1000 words in length.!

Essays must be submitted to the Harry Singer Foundation before

noon May 1, 1990. P. O. Box 223159Carmel, California 93922

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National Essay Contest!

Subject: Should Terms of Those Serving In The

House of Representatives

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Participating Schools(the ones we were able to track down)

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1989-1990 Harry Singer Foundation

National Essay Contest

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Homewood High School

Birmingham, Alabama

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1stBeverly Jordan

2nd Rollin Gentry 3rd Douglas Riegert

Harding High School

Searcy, Arkansas

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1st Tim Timitimer

2nd Allan Underwood 3rd Farah Mackey

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BMF High School

Los Angeles, California

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1stMichael J. Smith

2nd Kristen Patterson 3rd Zachary Maynard

Colonial High School

Orlando, Florida

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1st Becky Purdon

2nd Jennifer Bowman 3rd Jennifer Hochell!

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Baptist Christian High School

Cleveland, Ohio

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1stJeff Veenstra

2nd Pam Noble 3rd Jeff Howard

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Clifton Central High School

Clifton, Illinois

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1stAndrew J. Cailteux

2nd Brad Weedon 3rd Scott Shell!

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Colonial Christian High School

Indianapolis, Indiana

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1stBeth Hiscock 2nd Joy Thomas

2nd Kristen Baughey 3rd Jon Estes

Maple Valley High School

Mapleton, Iowa

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1stChristine Conover

2nd Cyndy Hanson 3rd Lars Vanderbur!

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Goodland High School

Goodland, Kansas

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1stTara Goodwin

2nd Vicki L. Callahan 3rd Travis Houk

Central High School

Duluth, Minnesota

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1stNick Alexander 2nd Dawn Anderson

3rd Kathleen Mohrman!

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Mt. Greylock High School

Williamstown, Massachusetts

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1stRichard Rouse

2nd Elizabeth Chang 3rd Aaron Gallagher!

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Parkdale High School

Riverdale, Maryland

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1stBarbara Rumberg

2nd Sarah Kim 3rd Marguita L. Posey!

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Lutheran High School

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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1stCarole Schaeffer

2nd Kate Kitzmann 3rd Rachel Bickel

Rapleje High School

Rapleje, Montana

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1stJared Erfle

2nd Joshua Dannenber 3rd Courtney Herzog!

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Block Yeshiva High School

Saint Louis, Missouri

1stMiriam Davis

2nd Daniel Wolf 3rd Ezekiel Fink!

Leonia High School

Leonia, New Jersey

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1stThomas Kwan 2nd Amy Wu

3rd Adam Jaffe!

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Central Islip High School

Central Islip, New York

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1stYvonne Shontee

2nd Michelle Nolan 3rd Rachel Beauchamp

Cloudland High School

Roan Mountain, Tennessee

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1stKristen Julian

2nd Catherine Pritchard 3rd Scarlett Burleson!

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Lutheran High School

Cleveland, Ohio

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1stValerie Coeling

2nd Michelle Perrigo 3rd Linda R. Johnson

Broken Arrow High School

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

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1stHeath Kerr Hignight

2nd Brad Deavers 3rd Tim Courtney!

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Hyndman High School

Hyndman, Pennsylvania

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1stCadi Sutherland

2nd Melissa D. Bistline 3rd Toni Santucci

Iowa-Grant High School

Livingston, Wisconsin

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1stJenny Siedenburg 2nd Tracy Coyier

3rd Kent Kramer !

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Wando High School

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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1stAlia Peck

2nd Sharon Strauss 3rd Robert Folsom

Huntington High School

Huntington, West Virginia

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2ndJenniferGlick 3rd Alisha Walker !

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Marion High School

Marion, South Dakota

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1stCharlene Dick

2nd Shawn Hofer 3rd Wallace Waltner!

Henrico High School

Richmond, Virginia

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1st Jo Anna Brown

2nd Jennifer Berberick 3rd

Sharon Petska!

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Maplewood High School

Maplewood, Pennsylvania

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1stJamie Copeland

2nd Melanie Preston 3rd Richard L. Burrs!

Oologah High School

Oologah, Oklahoma

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1stChad Baker

2nd Holly Clemmons 3rd Wade McPhearson!

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Bolsa Grande High School

Garden Grove, California

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1stNikki Nguyen

2nd Scott Brantner 3rd Thao Ta!

Remson-Union High School

Remson, Iowa

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1stJuliet Haverhals

2nd Bobbi Sanow 3rd Robby Castle!

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Mestiva Ohr Torah High School

Forest Hills, New York

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1stMoshe Greenspan

2nd Alan Lewis 3rd Yorah Brander

Armwood High School

Seffner, Florida

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1stBrian Pitzer 2nd Matthew Dudley

3rd Michael Wotherspoon!

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Kingman High School

Kingman, Kansas

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1stJoel Moots

2nd Deanna Schwartz 3rd Steve Gelvin!

Parma High School

Parma, Ohio

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1stChris Baioni 2nd Dena M. Shields

3rd Julie Findley 3rd Betsie Hart!

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Somerset Area High School

Somerset, Pennsylvania

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1stSteve Shaffer

2nd Mark Sanders 3rd Matt Van Deusen!

Kiowa High School

Kiowa, Oklahoma

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1stKim Newberry

2nd Melanie McMath 3rd Racheal Campbell!

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Armour High School

Sioux City, Iowa

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1stOrin H. Fink

2nd Patrick Harrington 3rd Mark Browning

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Arguments Pro and Con Term Limits

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Appendix

Among my notes I found some ethical questions that perhaps all

elected officials should ask themselves. Unfortunately, I can only

identify the author with the initialsKJB to give him/her credit. I

made my own modifications and listed them below:

Q- Do I owe my campaign contributors anything?

Q- Is it okay to form friendships with lobbyists?

Q- Should I always keep my word to one of my fellow legislators,

even if I change my mind on a bill?

Q- How much information should I give the press?

Q- Should I always answer the press honestly?

Q- What should I do when my own values conflict with those of

my constituents?

Q- What should I do when I let some issues go by me during a

debate and recognize them some time later?

Q- How can I reconsider an issue without being labeled wishy-

washy?

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