Lansing club announces 'Stay Safe' essay contest

LANSING | The Lansing Junior Woman's Club announces its eighth annual "Stay Safe" essay contest for children in kindergarten through eighth grade who are Lansing residents attending Lansing schools. The contest raises awareness of family safety and injury prevention.

Essay contest keeps the dream alive

An opportunity for high school juniors and seniors to receive a $500 scholarship and a trip to Washington D.C., with a possibility of meeting President Barack Obama, is available through an essay competition presented by the NWI “Keeping the Dream Alive” 2013 and Beyond Project, First Kingdo…

Families invited to enter essay contest

HAMMOND | Hammond Public Library celebrates Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15, with a family essay contest and public program.

Learning about the law

Eighth-grade classrooms throughout Lake County hosted volunteer lawyers this spring for presentations on Law Day 2012: No Courts, No Justice, No Freedom.

These readers can write, too

HAMMOND | Hammond Reads Inc. recently recognized the winners of its 11th annual Essay Contest at an event at Morton High School. The theme of this year's contest was, "If you could change the ending of a book, what book would it be, and how would you change it?"

3 middle school students win Money Smart essay contest

A 14-year-old Crown Point student won the top monetary prize in the Money Smart Kid Essay Contest.

Hammond Civic Center celebrates 75th anniversary

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Hammond Civic Center at 5825 Sohl Ave.

Erin Rolland and her grandmother

Erin Holland (left) and her late grandmother Hannah Knight, both of Highland, are pictured in one of Erin's favorite final photos before her grandmother's decline from Alzheimer's disease.

Highland student wins national essay contest about Alzheimer's journey

While Erin Rolland, 18, a senior at Highland High School receives her diploma today during her graduation ceremony, she will be thinking about her grandmother, who died three years ago at age 74.

High schoolers asked to write essays on 'Being An American'

The deadline for high school students and their teachers to submit essays for the Bill of Rights Institute's national "Being an American Essay Contest" is Dec. 1. The contest asks students to share their thoughts, in 750 words or less, on American citizenship by answering the question: "What…