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Ptownlife Hosts 3rd Annual Essay Contest

Contest is open to all students in grades 6-12 in the Tri-Valley area.

Ptownlife.org will host its 3rd Annual Essay Contest for youth. This year’s theme is Someone You Look Up To and Why. There will be two categories, one for high school students in grades 9 to 12 and one for middle school students in grades 6 through 8.

The contest is open to all students of age in the Tri-Valley area. In order to participate, contestants must create an account on ptownlife.org and submit their essays to [email protected]. The contest ends October 23, 2015.

Prizes will range from free writing classes to gift cards for local businesses. The contest is sponsored by Purple Pen Tutoring Center.

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Ptownlife.org is a website dedicated to the Tri-Valley’s youth and families and managed by a student web team of middle and high school students in Pleasanton. Check out the website for articles, videos, contests, job and volunteer opportunities, and much more!

---By City of Pleasanton

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