Creative kids win $50,000 college tuitions; Sierra announces winners of nationwide essay contest.BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 1995--Sierra On-Line has announced the winners of the Sierra Kids in College Essay Contest. Twelve-year-old Michael Howard
Elk River is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, about 34 miles northwest of Minneapolis. It is situated at the confluence of the Mississippi and Elk Rivers. The population was 16,447 at the 2000 census. , and 8-year-old Sam Schrieber of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden will each receive a saving bond worth $50,000 towards their college education as well as $500 worth of Sierra software. Sierra publishes several best-selling, award-winning multimedia series including, King's Quest King's Quest is an adventure game series made by the American computer game company Sierra On-Line (currently known as Sierra Entertainment). It is widely considered a classic title of the golden era of adventure games and was the series that primarily built the reputation , Dr. Brain Dr. Brain is a series of educational games made by Sierra On-Line in the 1990s. The objective of each game is solving a series of puzzles in order to proceed further into the game. , The Incredible Machine, and Front Page Sports. "My little sister was the one who talked me into entering," stated Michael Howard, after calming down from the news. "I guess that means I'll have to start listening to her more often." Michael's winning entry describes life in the year 2024 complete with global communicators, virtual reality theaters and a bedtime story to his son about the old days of microwaves and gas-powered cars. The K-3 winner was less wordy in his reaction to the good news from his mom; "Cool," responded Sam Schrieber. Sam was, however, deemed "King for a Day" at Commodore Sloat Elementary School as he was paraded from class to class by his principal. Sam's vision of the future included less driving, less pollution and more time for recreation. In addition to winning for themselves, Sam's and Michael's schools will receive a $2,500 multimedia computer system and $500 worth of Sierra software. "Sierra is doing a great thing here," commented Donna Williams, Michael Howard's principal at Lincoln Elementary School Lincoln Elementary School is the name of numerous schools, with most of them in the U.S. named after President Abraham Lincoln, including:
The contest, which ran from September through January, was used to promote Sierra's children's software line-up. To enter, kids throughout the country were asked, "How will your future be changed by computers?" Essay entries were judged by a panel of education experts and teachers on factors such as creativity, logic, and grammar. A grand prize winner was chosen from grades K-3 and from grades 4-6. Six second prize winners will each receive $250 of Sierra software for themselves and their schools. Winners can choose from over 100 different multimedia titles including the brand new Lost Mind of Dr. Brain, already voted to Children's Software Revue's All Star Software list of the 35 best software programs available. Founded in 1979, Sierra On-Line Inc. is a leading developer and publisher of consumer products for the interactive multimedia industry. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Bellevue; Sierra's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on under the symbol SIER SIER Special Instruction Engineering Release SIER Software Integration Evaluation Record SIER Simulation of International Economic Relations (game) . CONTACT: Sierra On-Line Inc., Bellevue Eddie Ranchigoda, 206/649-9800 ext.3030 |
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