Civic Engagement Challenge
Retro Report teamed up with Civics Unplugged to invite students to create essays or videos that model civil discourse while exploring issues and places that people aren’t paying attention to, but need to.
Meet the Essay Finalists and Winners
We are excited to introduce the 4 essay winners of the Civic Engagement Challenge. These students were among the 240 participants who submitted a 90-second video or a 500-word essay exploring civic issues they care about. The winning entries will each receive $500.
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Prompt: What’s a local issue in your community that people aren’t paying attention to, but need to?
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Luisa Sánchez-Almenarez (Danville, KY)
Schools in My Community Need More Adequate English Language Learning Programs
Carl J. Kolhoff (Denver, CO)
Helping Venezuelan Families
Abigail Ladwig (Hartford, KY)
Never Just a Puddle
Madison Vancol (Brooklyn, NY)
It’s Hot in Here: The Heat Upsurge in Black and Brown Communities
Prompt: Highlight a place where civics happens in your community.
The Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge is made possible with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
