DGF 8th Grader wins state essay
May 27, 2008
Sherrif Bill Berquist, Dilworth investigator Hunter Rawson and Police Chief Dave Miller were all looking for the same 8th grader at DGF on Thursday… Nick Green. The three Clay County law enforcement officials found their man thanks to the assistance of Principal Colleen Houglum around 12:30 PM.
The three found their man, and promptly went to business… the business of awarding the 8th grader with a certificate and $100 check. Nick was one of 18 winners for an the annual Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association (MCPA) essay contest.
Each year the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association awards certificates of merit and $3,000 worth of cash prizes to eighteen different Minnesota eighth grade students. In their essays, students are asked to develop creative solutions to problems such as violence in their schools.
Green did extensive research for the 500 word essay which was also an English extra credit project. Green pointed out several factors that are involved such as lax parenting, school bullying, violent video games, and the law enforcement community.
Green suggested that violent video games have a higher age limit, increasing mental health checkups for teens and using video cameras in schools to capture bulling.
“If everyone pitches in – parents, peers, the entertainment business, school systems and doctors – we can put an end to this tragedy,” Green’s essay concluded.
Green did not consult his father Bryan Green who is a Clay County detective, until the project was completed.
Police Chief Dave Miller was really impressed with the well thought out essay. Miller agreed that parents need to be more engaged with their children activities and there should be a very low tolerance for bullying.
Green was the first DGF essay writer to win the MCPA essay contest for 13 year olds.
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