Third graders finished their persuasive writing unit by giving speeches in front of their classes. Students urged their classmates to stay away from electronics, save animals and trees and not have homework.
Each class voted on the most persuasive speeches, and those students presented their speeches to the entire grade and in front of four judges in the theater.
The judges -- Mrs. Watts, Mrs. Blanton, Nurse Rachel and Ms. Davis -- named Callista Lund as the winner and Stella Reyes the runner-up. Callista spoke out against the use of electronics, and Stella urged everyone to save animals from extinction.
