‘If I Were Mayor’

  • Third-place winner of Oklahoma Municipal League’s, “If I Were Mayor,” essay contest, Josie Chandler, of Elgin Middle School, accepts her award during a meeting of Oklahoma mayors Feb. 10 at the Oklahoma State Capitol. CHRISTOPHER BRYAN
    Third-place winner of Oklahoma Municipal League’s, “If I Were Mayor,” essay contest, Josie Chandler, of Elgin Middle School, accepts her award during a meeting of Oklahoma mayors Feb. 10 at the Oklahoma State Capitol. CHRISTOPHER BRYAN
  • From the left, Elgin Mayor JJ Francais congratulates Elgin Middle School eighth-grader Josie Chandler, who was presented with a mayoral citation during an Elgin City Council meeting Feb. 16 for her third-place win in OML’s “If I Were Mayor” essay contest. CHRISTOPHER BRYAN
    From the left, Elgin Mayor JJ Francais congratulates Elgin Middle School eighth-grader Josie Chandler, who was presented with a mayoral citation during an Elgin City Council meeting Feb. 16 for her third-place win in OML’s “If I Were Mayor” essay contest. CHRISTOPHER BRYAN
  • Elgin Mayor JJ Francais congratulates Elgin Middle School Teacher Jessica Smith, who was presented with a mayoral citation during an Elgin City Council meeting Feb. 16 for her work promoting civic engagement among Elgin students. CHRISTOPHER BRYAN
    Elgin Mayor JJ Francais congratulates Elgin Middle School Teacher Jessica Smith, who was presented with a mayoral citation during an Elgin City Council meeting Feb. 16 for her work promoting civic engagement among Elgin students. CHRISTOPHER BRYAN
  • From the mayor’s seat, Elgin Middle School eighth-grader Josie Chandler reads her essay aloud during Elgin’s City Council meeting. Chandler’s essay focused on priority issues of public safety, sense of community and economic development. She wants to create a comprehensive crime prevention and emergency response system, a community action plan and work toward creating local incentives to encourage business growth. CHRISTOPHER BRYAN
    From the mayor’s seat, Elgin Middle School eighth-grader Josie Chandler reads her essay aloud during Elgin’s City Council meeting. Chandler’s essay focused on priority issues of public safety, sense of community and economic development. She wants to create a comprehensive crime prevention and emergency response system, a community action plan and work toward creating local incentives to encourage business growth. CHRISTOPHER BRYAN
  • From the left, Elgin Mayor JJ Francais presents Elgin Middle School eighth-grader Josie Chandler, and Elgin Middle School Teacher Jessica Smith with mayoral citations during a Feb. 16 Elgin City Council meeting. CHRISTOPHER BRYAN
    From the left, Elgin Mayor JJ Francais presents Elgin Middle School eighth-grader Josie Chandler, and Elgin Middle School Teacher Jessica Smith with mayoral citations during a Feb. 16 Elgin City Council meeting. CHRISTOPHER BRYAN