Campbell (Day 3)

For our first project of the day:

1. The Laws of Life Essay Contest: This individual contest is an opportunity to express each student's values through writing and reflection. The "laws of life" are the rules, ideals and moral principles by which we live. Each student will write an essay discussing one law of life that means the most to him or her.
   
   The Laws of Life Essay contest is an opportunity to express student's values through writing and reflection! Rather than writing a structured, formal essay with lots of sources cited, the Laws of
   
   Life Essay encourages students to think about life experiences they and the people they know have had and reflect on the lessons learned in those moments. FELC students will write a handwritten two-page OR a typed one-page essay discussing one law of life that means the most to them! This is an individual, private contest - only Lindsay or a selected member on the staff will read the essays and will not be shared with anyone. Writing is a lost art and it's important to develop these skills before college! Additionally, there is a CASH prize for the top three essay contest winners!

Ding, ding! Round two for debates! The same rules apply as before - three minutes to prepare, three minutes to deliver. Three DIFFERENT students than who presented yesterday and each must speak and have a developed argument! The topics for today are as follows:

• Should the owners of the Clippers, Donald Sterling, be forced to sell his team? Is the action taken against him a violation of free speech?
• Should the Washington Redskins change their name due to racial insensitivity?
• Should school administrations do away with the "valedictorian/salutatorian" system at graduation and move to a Latin-based system (magna cum laude, etc.)?

Like the first time! Judges expect well-thought out arguments complimented with professional public speaking skills! Is the speaker showing confidence? Is he or she keeping good eye contact with the audience? Is the speaker delivering a well-rounded argument? This concludes are debate competition for the week! The students went beyond expectations and we're impressed with the outcome of the competition!

After debates were finished, students were able to take a few hours to prepare for the evening ahead. The teams discussed the previous night's success (or failure!) and evaluated their progress. No successful business is built overnight! It's about communication, creativity, brainstorming and coming up with solutions to yours AND your customer's need or problem.

Tonight is the second night of sell, sell, SELLING! The first night is usually a trial-run - sometimes your first idea may not be the best! It doesn't mean a company is a failure or that they should give up - it means you now have one idea to eliminate and can move on from there. The concessions teams are busy advertising snacks and beverages, the entertainment companies are hosting various fun and social events including a basketball tournament and a movie night, the publications team is hosting a hilarious and fantastically fun photo booth and the style business is stained from spray-painting t-shirts and has pre-orders for shirts rolling in!