PAIRS 2010 Father's Day Essay Contest Winners

PAIRS Foundation invited fourth and fifth graders from Miami-Dade County Elementary Schools to answer the question, "What does Father's Day mean to me?" Entries were judged by members of the Written Word Writers Group and PAIRS Foundation for originality and creativity.

FIRST PLACE WINNER
Prize: Certificate, iPod Touch (or $200 VISA Gift Card)

• Light of My Life
  Ryan V. Sears, Age 9
  4th Grade, Ada Merritt K-8 Center
  

SECOND PLACE WINNER
Prize: Certificate, $100 VISA Gift Card

• He's My Dad!
  Rozalyn Franklin, Age 10
  4th Grade, Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School
  

THIRD PLACE WINNER
Prize: Certificate, $25 VISA Gift Card and Six Movie Tickets

• My Big Momma
  Sydney Kramer, Age 10
  4th Grade, Sunset Park Elementary
  

HONORABLE MENTIONS (alphabetically)
Prize: Certificate and $10 VISA Gift Card

• A Day with Dad
  Adrianna Collier, Age 10
  4th Grade, Liberty City Elementary School
  

• Working Five Jobs for Me
  Sherl Godfrey, Age 10
  4th Grade, Liberty City Elementary School

• An Awesome Dude
  Diamond Harrison, Age 9
  4th Grade, Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School
  

• Dad Does It All
  Jayson Floyd Jackson, Age 10
  4th Grade, The Resource Room, Home School
  

• My Tower of Love
  Isaac Joseph, Age 10
  4th Grade, Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School
  

• Grandpa is Dad in My Life
  Prisilla Marroquin, Age 10
  4th Grade, Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School
  

• Funny Chicken
  LaDetra McDougal, Age 10
  4th Grade, Liberty City Elementary School
  

• Thanking My Role Model
  Ericka Pratt, Age 9
  4th Grade, LIberty City Elementary School

• Everyday Should be Father's Day
  Makaylah Sampson, Age 10
  5th Grade, Charles R. Drew Elementary
  

• Honoring Special Men in My Life
  Zoe Wright, Age 10
  4th Grade, Sabal Palm Elementary School
  

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