Mapleton Public Schools -

Mapleton Public Schools

Adams County School District No.1
591 E. 80th Avenue, Denver, CO 80229
Phone: 303-853-1000
Fax: 303-853-1086

Press Release
For Immediate Release November 4, 2003

Contact: Debra Orecchio
(303) 853-1171
e-mail orecchiod@acsd1.k12.co.us

York student selected as regional winner in photojournalism project

Mary McDonough, a student at York Middle School, was selected as one of the winners for Home of the Free™, a photojournalism project sponsored by the Rocky Mountain News and Washington Mutual. Over 20 metro area schools participated in the project; four other students from York entered photos in the contest.

The Home of the Free™ project gives seventh and eighth grade students the assignment to document the daily activities of local civil servants, community leaders and government officials. This is the first year that the program has been offered in Denver.

Mary's photo of the Honorable Charles Rose, City of Thornton Courts, was a regional winner. Her photo, along with those of all the other regional winners from the project, will be on display at the Colorado History Museum beginning November 14. A winner from each of the four regions (Denver, New York, New Jersey and Chicago) will be invited on a trip to Washington, D.C., to tour the nation's capitol and to attend the Home of the Free National Exhibition.

You can view the photos of all the regional winners at www.wamuhomeofthefree.com.

Return To Home Page

Return to Archives Page