SA students who “Do The Write Thing”

San Antonio.- Two national finalists were chosen by District Attorney Susan D. Reed, Chair of the Bexar County Do the Write Thing committee to participate in the National Campaign to Stop Violence, July 18 – 22, 2009 in Washington, D.C. Megan Kee and Brandon Robalin were honored. They were selected out of 4,287 seventh and eighth grades from the North East and San Antonio School Districts and from First Baptist Academy.
The Do the Write Thing Challenge program is an initiative of the National Campaign to Stop Violence, a coalition of business, community, and governmental leaders and volunteers. The program’s primary objective is to motivate seventh and eighth graders to make a personal commitment not to engage in violent acts and do something to reduce youth violence.
The students’ essays were presented to the Library of Congress with festivities culminating with a ceremony at the National Press Club. Chris Matthews, host of Hardball on MSNBC and the Chris Matthews Show was the master of ceremonies. Mr. Bill Milliken, Founder and Vice Chair of Communities in Schools was the key note speaker. Special guests, the Harlem Globetrotters, entertained the students and gifted each student with a signed basketball.
From left to right. Mrs. Robalin, Brandon Robalin, Congressman Ciro Rodriguez, Megan Kee, Mr. Key.