STUDENTS HONORED AT ‘PRESIDENTIAL IDOL’ CONTEST CEREMONY

WHO:               State Sen. Mike Stack (D-Philadelphia),
                        Mike Axelrod from the Philadelphia Flag Day Association
                        Poster contest and public speaking winners, their families, teachers, and principals 

WHAT:             Award Ceremony Breakfast for the winners of “State Sen. Mike Stack’s Presidential Idol Arts Contest.”                                                             

WHEN:             Monday, Feb. 15, 2010
                        10 a.m. 

WHERE:           Franklin Towne Charter High School, Building 12,
                        5301 Tacony St., in the historic Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia 

DETAILS:         This Presidents Day, 14 local students will be honored at ceremonial breakfast for their award-winning posters and public speaking presentations in “State Sen. Mike Stack’s Presidential Idol Arts Contest.” One winner from each grade was selected, from kindergarten to 12^th grade. 

Hundreds of students across the senator’s district participated in the contest, in which students in grades K-8 created a poster depicting their “Presidential Idol,” a theme based on the popular TV singing competition “American Idol.” High school students were invited to give a 2-minute presentation on the presidency. Each grade level was assigned a specific topic to speak on.  

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