City of Lewisville issued the following announcement on Dec. 30
Deadline extended for student entries for first Lewisville Achievement Fair
The deadline for student applications to be submitted for the first Lewisville Achievement Fair, which celebrates the accomplishments in a range of fields by people of color, has been extended to Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.
The Lewisville Achievement Fair is an initiative of the Mayor’s Commission: Listen Learn Lead and is intended solely for student participation.
Any student who lives in Lewisville and is in grades 6-12 at any public or private school, or any homeschooled student in the same grades who lives in Lewisville, is eligible to enter.
A diverse panel of seven judges will evaluate each project on Sunday, Feb. 20, and awards will be presented.
Entries will be judged on historic accuracy, the ability to effectively tell the story of the chosen subject, understanding of the subject’s positive contribution, and organization and creativity in the presentation of material.
Entries will be judged in two divisions - students in grades 6-8, and students in grades 9-12. Cash awards will be presented in each division for first place ($200), second place ($150), third place ($100), and honorable mention ($50). Cash awards are sponsored by Westside Baptist Church - Lewisville.
The public display of all the entries in the Achievement Fair will be held Feb. 21-26 at Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles Street, but may switch to an alternate location depending on the number of entries.
The subject of each project can be any one person or a group in which at least half of its members are people of color, including but not limited to Black, LatinX, Asian, Pacific Islander, Indigenous American, and multiracial. Fictional characters are not eligible to be the subject of a project. The subject of each project must have made a significant positive contribution to the community, country, or world.
Some of the objectives of the Lewisville Achievement Fair are to engage the community in the process of inclusive history, motivate students to respect past achievements and to set their own goals, and to create an inclusive environment in Lewisville by educating the community about the value and contributions of people of color and recognizing that diversity in the community is an asset.
Completed applications must be sent to Tamara Miller, Lewisville City Hall, 151 W. Church Street, Lewisville, TX 75057, or send a digital copy to tmiller@cityoflewisville.com.
This project supports the “Identity, Place and Communications” Big Move in the Lewisville 2025 vision plan. The full plan can be viewed online at cityoflewisville.com/lewisville2025.
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