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'If I'd been there on Sept. 11 …'
Schools & Kids, posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Nov 3, 2009 at 9:31 am

Student writers from eight different schools used their imaginations and writing skills to enter an essay contest, "Tell Your Story - What If You Were There on 9-11?" The two top winners read their compositions at a meeting of the Exchange Club, which sponsored the contest.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, November 2, 2009, 4:37 PM

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Posted by Linda, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood, on Nov 3, 2009 at 9:31 am

What a great opportunity for our children and schools to embrace learning about various aspects of our government and of our Country! Kudos to The Exchange Club for making this opportunity available to our school children year after year.

Linda, San Ramon

Posted by Gautam, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Nov 3, 2009 at 10:11 pm

It was a very good experience. It lets you express your writing freely. Its good that it is open to all in school.

Happy writing!

Posted by Marie, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Nov 5, 2009 at 6:59 am

Gautam: you make Troop 805 proud!

Posted by Duffy, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Nov 6, 2009 at 8:03 am

Kudos to the students for their insightful essays. The comments are inane and totally out of context!

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