weary oF 11.04.2015 CALGARY (OFFICE OF THE COUNCILLORS. Blessed Mother Theresa School 121 Midlake Blvd. SE Calgary, AB T2X 117 Dear Mme Mary Laviolette: It's time for your Grade Six Students to get out their pens, pencils, and keyboards. The 2016 Ward 14 Wordsmith Essay Contest is now underway. | would like to invite all of your Grade Six classes to participate in this year’s contest. Thank you to all who participated in the past. | am hopeful that the 2016 contest will be even better than before. 1am thrilled to announce that this year’s winner will receive an autographed Johnny Gaudreau Calgary Flames jersey! This year will also follow the same submission format as in 2015. My office will accept essays from all students who wish to participate. Below are the pertinent details of the 2016 contest, and please note the change to the essay question: Essays will be written based on the question “Why should I care about Municipal Government?” (© Essays will be graded on four criteria ~ content, accuracy, essay structure, and creativity (© Essays should be no more than one page in length, and in Arial font no smaller than 11 point © Each essay must contain the student's name, teacher's name and school name * Students are to submit essays to their teachers * Teachers can submit the essays to my office anytime up until 4:30pm on Thursday April 7", 2016 ‘+ For the class of the overall winner, there will be a City Hall Tour and introduction in Council on the 16" of May, 2016. © Iwill be available to it individual schools or classes upon request. am excited to read what Ward 14's creative young minds will write when asked about Municipal Government. Please RSVP to me at (403) 268-5633 or caward14@calgary.ca. My staff and I will do our best to answer questions from teachers and students about any aspect of this contest. Essays can be submitted by email at caward14@calgary.ca, mailed to the return address below, or faxed to (403) 268- 3823, Sincerely, Ac a Office of the Councillors #80018 Calgary, AB T2P 2MS- PH: (403) 268-5633 RO, Box 2100, tn. M, #800, Calgary, AB, Canada T2P 2M5 7 403.268.2430 F 403.268.8091 Proudly serving a great city