FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, June 1, 2009 

CONTACT: John Schuster
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-1126

ACLU ZELDA GLAZER CIVIL LIBERTIES WRITING COMPETITION WINNERS

MIAMI – The American Civil Liberties Foundation of Florida announced the winners of the second Zelda Glazer Civil Liberties Writing Competition at their annual ACLU Greater Miami Chapter Law Day event.  The winners, all high school seniors in Miami-Dade public schools, also were awarded scholarship prizes.  They are listed below:

  1. Noel Kassewitz, Coral Reef Senior High, $1,500
  2. Bernadette Guerra, American Senior High, $1,000
  3. Fabiani Ferrer, Miami Springs Senior High, $500.

The ACLU of Florida’s writing competition is an opportunity to recognize civil liberties scholarships that enhance an understanding of the principles of the U.S. Constitution.  A panel of judges reviewed student submissions. They chose the winning essays based on the student’s passion, content, writing proficiency, originality, focus and organization. All of the winning essays can be viewed online at www.aclufl.org/zelda.

Established in 2007, the Zelda Glazer Scholarship Fund honors the memory and lifelong work of an amazing Miami-Dade County Public Schools educator who worked for more than 40 years as a language arts teacher and administrator. Ms. Glazer was a dedicated advocate for civil liberties in schools and the community. She worked hard to uphold the students’ constitutional rights, especially those involved in speech and journalism.

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