{"id":3999,"date":"2019-06-18T13:03:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T17:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=3999"},"modified":"2019-06-18T13:03:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T17:03:11","slug":"making-the-case-for-cell-phones-in-school-disconnect-to-reconnect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=3999","title":{"rendered":"Making the case for cell phones in school; Disconnect to reconnect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Max Battle &amp; Elizabeth Phillips<\/strong><br \/>\nEMS Press<br \/>\nTraverse City East MS<br \/>\n1st Place Division MS, News Writing<br \/>\nPro\/Con Editorial Columns<\/p>\n<p><b>JUDGING CRITERIA<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topics relevant to interests and\/or welfare of school or students<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two pieces, while offering opposing views, are consistent in style and tone<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both pieces win reader interest with impelling leads<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present evidence\/interpretation in logical sequence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State issue; 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