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What's Inside
co-sponsored by Commission on Women
ESSAY WINNERS
Note: The essay winners were invited to read their winning essay during a luncheon sponsored by the Commission on Women on May 3, 2000 attended by over 300 faculty, staff, and administrators. Each of the winners received a $25.00 gift certificate from a Duluth department store of their choice.
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 Katie Ringer Grades 2-5 category |
 Amanda Cane Grades 6-7 category |
 Daisy Wallace Grades 8 & up category |
| "Hi! My name is Katie. This is my second year participating in Take Our Daughters to Work. I love going! Coming here is important to me because it helps prove that women and men are equal in all ways by showing that women can do any job men can. Since I found out about the cool stuff you can do at UMD I've wanted to do everything there! Last year when I went, I found out that I liked photography. This year I found out that I like the military. So I think I'll be a photo journalist for the military. I can't believe that there's so many jobs open to me that I like. I want to come again! Thanks for having this great program for us." | I think that the whole program "Take Our Daughters to Work" day is very important. It helps girls learn what's out there for them in their future. The program also offers lots of fun and excitement for everyone. The instructors that we learn from are role models to us. They are examples for us and show us that anything boys can do, so can girls, if not better! I have gone to this program for 2 years and loved all of it. I remember when there were just enough people to fit in the Garden Room. This year though, there were so many girls. This program has grown a lot through the years and I am happy that more girls found out about it and have had some great experiences. I love coming to the classes and learning new, exciting things every time. For example, in the Access Center class, I learned some sign language and how deaf people communicate. I also learned that the WRAC center on the UMD campus is just a really cool place for girls to hang out and have fun with friends. The UMD program Take Our Daughters to Work Day teaches us so many things and has a wide variety of classes for us to do so we can see what we might want to be or do when we get older. There are so many options out there and the Take Our Daughters to Work Day helps us decide. I would encourage all girls to come to this program, it's FUN!" | "I've been going to the Take Your Daughters to Work program at UMD for 5 years. But I've been going to work with my mom for the past 8 years. Take Your Daughters to Work day is a great experience for the kids as well as the adults. It's a fun learning experience that only happens once a year. I think that the most important thing is the goal of the program. It lets girls know that they can do anything they want to do if they put their minds and their hearts into it. Another important thing is how you get to learn of new opportunities every year. So once you put your interests together and find the perfect job for you, then you can set your goals forward. And the knowledge of many new opportunities can help you decide which track is the right one for you to follow. For me, I've found out that my interests lay in math, science, art, and writing. So who knows, I might even be the best pediatrician who writes many famous books, and be a famous artist, mathematician, and a scientist. During the lunch time, we usually have extraordinary people speak to us about their jobs and how they got there. But the basic story is how they didn't listen to what anyone else said and did what career they wanted to. Such stories are very good for the formation of the many young minds that attend the program. If it wasn't for the Take Your Daughters to Work day, I would not know anything about what I wanted to be, or what I could be. And that is what is most important to me." |
