I was asked to present the awards to the Jefferson Lewis Counties Chapter of SCOPE essay contest winners Friday night. Thanks to the SCOPE chapter for focusing this effort on our youth and shining the spotlight on students at our local schools participating in the the New York State High School Clay Target League.
It's important to expose North Country youth to firearms in a safe and supervised way, to teach them proper handling and safety. The SCOPE chapter members are clearly focused on that society.
Students on clay target teams in the region were asked to write essays about what the Second Amendment means to them. It's important for our students - for all of us - to learn about our Constitution and be able to determine what it means. this was a great venue for these students to express their views on the Second Amendment.
The simple process of doing their research for this essay contest was valuable and will likely result in them having respect for others that go through the same process, even if they come up with a different perspective.
One of our biggest obstacles in our country is not being able to have people with differing views disagree in a respectful manner. Thanks to the local SCOPE chapter for doing their part to help the next generation be prepared for thoughtful and respectful public discourse.
The students and SCOPE members also had to an opportunity to hear Chuck Ruggerio, a criminal justice professor at Jefferson Community College, talk about the history of the development of the Bill of Rights and ended in a similar note that we must all find common ground through differing views.
It's clear Bruce Kingsley, chair of the local SCOPE chapter, thinks investing in providing our young people with a proper and organized exposure to firearms is important to our society.
It is obvious I have some differences of opinion with SCOPE on some policy issues, but I know we find common ground when we talk about encouraging our young people with an interest in hunting and shooting sports to learn about firearms and gun safety. I hope we can also agree that it is important to have a respectful discourse as we discuss school and community safety issues in our state and nation.
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Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne speaks Friday night at the awards ceremony for an essay contest sponsored by the Jefferson-Lewis Counties chapter of SCOPE. Members of the the high school clay target teams from the two counties were invited to write essays on the topic, "What the Second Amendment Means to Me." Monetary awards were given to the writers of the essays that were selected for first, second and third places. Those writers' teams also received a donation from the Jefferson-Lewis Counties chapter of SCOPE.
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Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne congratulates Carthage High School student Monica Reed for taking top honors in the Jefferson-Lewis Counties chapter of SCOPE essay writing contest. She took home a $100 prize and earned a $1,000 donation for her school's trap shooting team.
Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne (foreground) and Watertown City Council member Lisa Ruggerio visit with C. Bruce Kingsley, chair of the Jefferson-Lewis Counties chapter of SCOPE, Friday night at the awards ceremony for an essay contest opened up to members of high school clay target teams in the region.
Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne talks with Joseph Lamendola Friday night at a Jefferson-Lewis Counties chapter of SCOPE events at the Dulles State Office Building in Watertown.
Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne congratulates South Jefferson Central School students Nicolas Luciani, and Austin Papazian for winning the second prize of $75 in the Jefferson-Lewis Counties chapter of SCOPE essay writing contest. Their essay also earned their school's clay target team a $750 donation.
Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne congratulates South Jefferson Central School students Nicolas Luciani, and Austin Papazian for winning the second prize of $75 in the Jefferson-Lewis Counties chapter of SCOPE essay writing contest. Their essay also earned their school's clay target team a $750 donation.
Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne visits with Brian Clark, coach of Carthage's clay target team. Mr. Clark, who describes himself as an avid shooting sports participant, led the effort to get approval for the team to participate in the the New York State High School Clay Target League.
It's important to expose North Country youth to firearms in a safe and supervised way, to teach them proper handling and safety. The SCOPE chapter members are clearly focused on that society.
Students on clay target teams in the region were asked to write essays about what the Second Amendment means to them. It's important for our students - for all of us - to learn about our Constitution and be able to determine what it means. this was a great venue for these students to express their views on the Second Amendment.
The simple process of doing their research for this essay contest was valuable and will likely result in them having respect for others that go through the same process, even if they come up with a different perspective.
One of our biggest obstacles in our country is not being able to have people with differing views disagree in a respectful manner. Thanks to the local SCOPE chapter for doing their part to help the next generation be prepared for thoughtful and respectful public discourse.
The students and SCOPE members also had to an opportunity to hear Chuck Ruggerio, a criminal justice professor at Jefferson Community College, talk about the history of the development of the Bill of Rights and ended in a similar note that we must all find common ground through differing views.
It's clear Bruce Kingsley, chair of the local SCOPE chapter, thinks investing in providing our young people with a proper and organized exposure to firearms is important to our society.
It is obvious I have some differences of opinion with SCOPE on some policy issues, but I know we find common ground when we talk about encouraging our young people with an interest in hunting and shooting sports to learn about firearms and gun safety. I hope we can also agree that it is important to have a respectful discourse as we discuss school and community safety issues in our state and nation.
IN THE PHOTOS:
TOP PHOTO:
Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne speaks Friday night at the awards ceremony for an essay contest sponsored by the Jefferson-Lewis Counties chapter of SCOPE. Members of the the high school clay target teams from the two counties were invited to write essays on the topic, "What the Second Amendment Means to Me." Monetary awards were given to the writers of the essays that were selected for first, second and third places. Those writers' teams also received a donation from the Jefferson-Lewis Counties chapter of SCOPE.
BOTTOM PHOTOS:
Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne congratulates Carthage High School student Monica Reed for taking top honors in the Jefferson-Lewis Counties chapter of SCOPE essay writing contest. She took home a $100 prize and earned a $1,000 donation for her school's trap shooting team.
Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne (foreground) and Watertown City Council member Lisa Ruggerio visit with C. Bruce Kingsley, chair of the Jefferson-Lewis Counties chapter of SCOPE, Friday night at the awards ceremony for an essay contest opened up to members of high school clay target teams in the region.
Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne talks with Joseph Lamendola Friday night at a Jefferson-Lewis Counties chapter of SCOPE events at the Dulles State Office Building in Watertown.
Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne congratulates South Jefferson Central School students Nicolas Luciani, and Austin Papazian for winning the second prize of $75 in the Jefferson-Lewis Counties chapter of SCOPE essay writing contest. Their essay also earned their school's clay target team a $750 donation.
Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne congratulates South Jefferson Central School students Nicolas Luciani, and Austin Papazian for winning the second prize of $75 in the Jefferson-Lewis Counties chapter of SCOPE essay writing contest. Their essay also earned their school's clay target team a $750 donation.
Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne visits with Brian Clark, coach of Carthage's clay target team. Mr. Clark, who describes himself as an avid shooting sports participant, led the effort to get approval for the team to participate in the the New York State High School Clay Target League.
