Bar Association Awards Six Students in John Adams Poster, Essay Contest

Bar Association Winners

Students from Patrick Henry High, Thurgood Marshall and Lewis middle schools, and La Jolla and Ellen Browning Scripps elementary schools have been honored by the San Diego County Bar Association in its annual Law Week Poster and Essay Contest.

With the topic "John Adams: Lawyer, Revolutionary, President; Protecting Life and Liberty," students in grades K-8 created a poster, while grades 9-12 wrote an essay.

First place winners from San Diego Unified are: William Nakamura, Patrick Henry High, first place, essay; Kate Hartford, La Jolla Elementary, first place, poster competition, grades K-3.

Other winners are: Sam Berglas, Thurgood Marshall Middle School, second place, poster competition, grades 6-8; Quynh Uong, Lewis Middle School, third place, poster competition, grades 6-8; Audrey Tsai, La Jolla Elementary School, third place, poster competition, grades 4-5; Carley Berglas, Ellen Browning Scripps Elementary, second place, grades K-3 poster competition.

For more information on the contest, see the San Diego County Bar Association's website.