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The first annual Civic Awareness Awards program was a resounding success. We hope to continue to make this contest truly representative of the diverse and talented populace of Chicago area schools. With awards for winning freshmen and sophomores in the form of US Savings Bonds worth $1500, $1000, $700 and $400 and awards for winning juniors and Seniors worth $1500, $1000, and $600, we hope to again generate a wide applicant pool.

With this competition, we are proud to represent the opportunity for students to think critically about their role as active participants in a democracy. We hope this meditation serves as both an intellectual exercise and as a catalyst to more fully engage students in their roles as citizens of their hometown, America and the world.