Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Attorney’s Office

TO:	Toni Wheeler, City Attorney
FROM:	R. Scott Wagner, Management Analyst
DATE:	April 15, 2016
RE:	Fair Housing Month Poster Contest 2016

Background

At the February 18, 2016 meeting of the Human Relations Commission, the Commission directed staff to coordinate a 2^nd annual poster contest in recognition of April as Fair Housing Month.  A goal of the competition was to raise awareness of our local and federal fair housing laws among Lawrence school children and their families.  Teaching materials were also provided to explain how fair housing laws impact our quality of life and the protections they offer. Community partners assisting in the contest include the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority, USD 497, Consumer and Credit Counseling, Inc.  This year, t-shirts were provided to all entrants containing art work submitted in last year’s contest.

A subcommittee of commissioners, staff, and our community partners in the contest – USD 497 and the Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority worked to establish a theme of: “Fair Housing Is…”.  The contest was open to all pre-kindergarten through 12^th grade students.

Over 115 entries were received.  Finalists were displayed at the Lawrence Public Library from April 1 to April 21, 2016.  Winning entries selected by the subcommittee for each grade level and will be recognized before the City Commission at their meeting on April 26, 2016.  The finalists are below:

High School

Ella Blake, Bishop Seabury Academy, 9^th grade

Sam Dykes, Lawrence High School, 12^th grade

Piper Hubbell, Lawrence High School, 12^th grade

Belle Ray, Lawrence High School, 10^th grade

Chandler Sells, Lawrence High School, 11^th grade

Elisa Trujillo, Bishop Seabury Academy, 9^th grade

Middle School

Damani Cleveland, Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, 6^th grade

Zach Micka, Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, 6^th grade

Vivian Moriarty, Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, 6^th grade

Alivia Rapp, South Middle School, 8^th grade

Caitlynn Webster, Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, 6^th grade

Avery Willett, Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, 6^th grade

Grade School

Delilah Barnes, Sunset Hill Elementary School, 4^th grade

Kaylee Clancy, Langston Hughes Elementary School, 2^nd grade

Abby Coons, Langston Hughes Elementary School, 5^th grade

Will Haas, Sunset Hill Elementary School, 4^th grade

Stella Holland, Raintree Montessori School, 5^th grade

Ro O’Leary, New York Elementary School, 4^th grade

Claire Schmidt, Raintree Montessori School, 5^th grade

Pre-Kindergarten

Hoyt Jeter, Princeton Children’s Center

June Lansing, Kennedy Elementary School

Hayley Lindemyer, Kennedy Elementary School

Drake Paige, Princeton Children’s Center

Lily Seal, Kennedy Elementary School