The Olympian

Education briefs

The Olympian | • Published July 01, 2007

Deadline for essay contest approaching

The Generation BE Foundation, in partnership with Athena Media Group, is accepting essays for the 2007 BE Brilliant Essay Contest.

The BE Brilliant Essay contest is open to students in middle school, high school and college in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada. Applicants must write a letter to business and government leaders that focuses on what should drive the decisions they make to create a legacy of prosperity and sustainability for future generations. Winners will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship to the college program of their choice.

Essays must be 600 to 1000 words. Essays and application forms are due July 15. Winners will be announced Sept. 1.

Information about how to submit essays is at www.­discoverbrilliant.com.

Students earn bikes for reading efforts

Four Michael T. Simmons Elementary students recently received new bicycles after reaching their reading goals for the school year.

The students are Kaytlyn Jeffery, Giovanni Isola, Abigail Vieweg and Sebastian Kerson.

The third- and fourth-grade students at Michael T. Simmons were individually challenged with a reading goal for the school year. When they reached their goal, their names were entered into a drawing for four new bikes. Many students reached their reading goals, and earlier this month, the school had an assembly to honor all third- and fourth-graders.

The bikes were donated by Masonic Harmony Lodge No. 18. Paul Cooley, Rick Walk and Jim Mendoza from the Masonic Lodge came to the school to award the bikes and treat all the students to ice cream.